KUAR | By Josie Lenora
Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses is challenging a recently approved ballot amendment in the Arkansas Supreme Court.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Thurston approved an amendment to stop a casino from being built in Pope County. The amendment had enough approved signatures to go on the ballot for voters in November.
The amendment being pushed by a group called Local Voters in Charge would prevent a casino from being built in any community that did not vote for it. Cherokee Nation Businesses and a new group called the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee are opposing the amendment.
Legends Resort & Casino
A rendering of the proposed Legends Resort and Casino in Pope County. A new lawsuit says signatures collected for an amendment to repeal the Pope County casino license were illegally gathered.