Republican Secretary of States call on DHS to enhance election security
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester has joined more than 20 Republican Secretaries of State in signing a letter to ...
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Senators again nix bill to give secretary of state new law enforcement squad to police direct democracy
A plan to establish a law enforcement team within the secretary of state's office to crack down on the ballot initiative ...
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Secretary of State emphasizes urgent need for reforms following election security findings
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — In a significant address on Monday morning, Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester revealed a detailed and potentially alarming election security report at the state capitol.
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Wes Allen adds Texas to the list of partner states in the Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Wes Allen, Alabama’s secretary of state, has partnered with Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson to cross-check the states’ ...
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Arkansas Advocate: Two bills to change citizen-led petition process pass Arkansas House, but without emergency clauses
Provisions that would let two direct democracy-related bills take immediate effect failed in the House on Monday, March 10, ...
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Secretary of state joins Legislature in assault on the people’s ballot measure process
Yet Jester, who has been secretary of state for less than two months, framed the presence of duplicate signatures as inherently sinister. A review of Arkansas election security just completed by ...
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Arkansas Senate advances two stalled bills that would change citizen-led ballot initiative process
Senate Bill 208 would require canvassers to request a photo ID from potential signers, and Senate Bill 211 would require canvassers to file a “true affidavit” with the secretary of state certifying ...