LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has rejected Protect AR Rights Coalition's "Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment", an amendment that would support citizen-led ballot initiatives in Arkansas.

The decision comes after the last legislative session that passed a slew of laws making it harder to get a ballot measure approved.

In a statement, Griffin shared reasoning as to why the ballot was rejected:

The ballot title must summarize the proposed amendment. The Court has developed general rules for what must be included in the summary and how that information must be presented. Sponsors must ensure their ballot titles impartially summarize the amendment’s text and give voters a fair understanding of the issues presented. The Court has also disapproved the use

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