Group racing to gather 90,000 signatures to place ballot amendment before Arkansas voters

Protect Arkansas Rights is racing to collect and submit more than 90,000 valid signatures from at least 50 counties to the Arkansas Secretary of State by the end of the week to qualify a proposed constitutional amendment protecting ballot-initiative rights.

Reporter (S1) said the group "must gather more than 90,000 valid signatures from at least 50 counties and submit them to the Secretary of State by the end of this week." The transcript reports that if the group meets that threshold and the signatures are validated, voters could decide on the measure in November.

The broadcast did not provide the amendment’s exact text, the sponsor’s broader goals beyond protecting ballot-initiative rights, a verification timeline, or whether the campaign has already submitted any petitions for preliminary checking. The reporter did not specify an exact calendar date for the deadline other than "the end of this week," and the number of valid signatures required was given as "more than 90,000."