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Senate committee backs raising Arkansas presidential ballot petition requirement to 5,000 signatures
Summary
A Senate committee voted to advance HP 1338, a bill from Representative Lundstrom and Senator Bledsoe that would raise the statewide petition threshold for presidential candidates from 1,000 to 5,000 signatures. The Green Party opposed the change, citing increased costs for petitioning.
A Senate committee voted to advance HP 1338, a bill from Representative Lundstrom and Senator Bledsoe that would raise the number of signatures required for a presidential candidate to appear on Arkansas ballots from 1,000 to 5,000.
Representative Lundstrom told the committee the state law governing access to the presidential ballot has not been…
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