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Yellowstone County data center ballot initiative stopped by courts

  • Jenna Martin

On Tuesday, a Yellowstone County District Court judge upheld the state’s largest county’s decision to invalidate a proposed ballot initiative that would have required two-thirds of the residents’ approval before constructing a data center. With the window for signature gathering all but closed to make the ballot deadline in 2026, the first major legal challenge […]

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Petitions for Arkansas direct democracy proposal fall short, secretary of state says

  • Ainsley Platt

All signatures submitted in favor of putting on the November ballot a proposal to strengthen Arkansas’ initiative and referendum process were tossed because none of them were countable under state law, the secretary of state’s office announced Thursday. Secretary of State Cole Jester wrote in a letter to the proposed constitutional amendment’s sponsors that 19,924 […]

WATCH: Challenger presses for hearing in ballot disclosure suit
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WATCH: Challenger presses for hearing in ballot disclosure suit

  • By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The filer of a recent lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state law that places an impact disclosure statement alongside ballot initiatives is speaking out as he seeks an expedited hearing for his case.