Arkansas Supreme Court strikes law changing how constitutional challenges handled

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 585

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a measure that changed how constitutional challenges to state laws are handled, ruling that legislators overstepped their authority with the move.

The ruling revived a lawsuit over Independence County officials rescinding a voter-approved measure requiring elections to be conducted using hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots.

In a unanimous decision, justices reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit because of Act 975, enacted last year.

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