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Arkansas Secretary of state flips, flops and flips on rules as abortion amendment court battle continues

arktimes.com Secretary of state flips, flops and flips on rules as abortion amendment court battle continues - Arkansas Times

New court filings suggest John Thurston is applying rules in contradictory ways — preemptively rejecting the abortion petition, while allowing similar paperwork issues to slide for other petitions.

Secretary of state flips, flops and flips on rules as abortion amendment court battle continues - Arkansas Times

The future of a ballot initiative to restore abortion rights in Arkansas could come down to just who counts as a “sponsor” signing a piece of compliance paperwork about paid canvassers. But court filings last week suggest that Secretary of State John Thurston is applying the rules on that issue in very different and contradictory ways, preemptively striking down the abortion petition, while allowing the very same issue to slide for petitions regarding a casino license and medical marijuana, both of which also used paid canvassers.

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