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Committee rejects litigation‑driven fix to candidate filing rules after contested debate
Summary
Senate Bill 277, drafted to address a federal court ruling and restore candidate filing periods for third parties, drew testimony from the Libertarian Party and secretary‑office staff but failed to pass the committee.
Senator Kim Hammer presented Senate Bill 277 as a corrective measure in response to litigation that disrupted Arkansas’s candidate filing process for new or third parties.
“If we don't pass this piece of legislation, Democrats, Republicans, or libertarians, or anybody else cannot file,” Hammer told the committee, framing the measure as necessary to reestablish filing periods struck down in litigation. Hammer said the bill narrowly moves certain…
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