by Ronak Patel (rspatel.personal@gmail.com)
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee approved House Bill 1419 on Thursday (March 2) that would require petitioners to get signatures from 50 counties, instead of 15 counties, to get a citizen-led issue on the ballot.
According to the state’s Constitution, voter signatures from at least 15 counties are needed as part of the process to get an issue on the ballot.
Sen. Jim Dotson, R-Bentonville, a sponsor of the bill, said HB1419 would benefit smaller counties.
