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State lawmakers approved an emergency rule Thursday barring election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signature.

An Arkansas legislative committee on Thursday reviewed and approved an emergency rule that permits electronic signatures on voter registration applications only when they’re completed at certain state agencies. The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners last week gave initial approval to the rule, which requires paper registration applications to include a “wet signature,” meaning an applicant […] The post Lawmakers approve voter registration signature rule appeared...

An Arkansas legislative committee on Thursday, May 2, 2024 reviewed and approved an emergency rule that permits electronic signatures on voter registration applications only when they’re completed at certain state

State lawmakers approved an emergency rule Thursday barring election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signature.

An Arkansas legislative panel voted Tuesday to send transcripts of its investigation of potential violations of procurement law by the state Board of Corrections to the state inspector general.

An Arkansas legislative panel will meet today to vote on next steps after concluding its investigation of potential violations of procurement law by the state Board of Corrections. The Joint Performance Review Committee has spent three meetings this month examining the board’s hiring of attorney Abtin Mehdizadegan to represent it in litigation with the state. […] The post Arkansas committee concludes probe of Corrections Board’s hiring of outside counsel appeared first on Ar...

An effort by lawmakers to formally find that the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that it violated the states Freedom of Information Act, failed Monday morning.

An effort by lawmakers to formally find that the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that it violated the states Freedom of Information Act, failed Monday morning.

One hundred and thirty-seven candidates for state and federal offices and their supporters kicked off Arkansas filing period for the 2024 election Monday.

One hundred and thirty-seven candidates for state and federal offices and their supporters kicked off Arkansas filing period for the 2024 election Monday.