Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.
On Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's decision to reject signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative, preventing the proposal from being presented to voters in November. The ruling was a significant setback for organizers who had submitted the petitions in hopes of getting the constitutional amendment on the ballot in the predominantly Republican state, where many leading figures openly oppose abortion.
