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Proposed Arkansas Bill Would Eliminate Early Voting Monday Before Election Day

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published March 22, 2021 at 12:49 PM CDT

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William El Amin, chair of the civil rights and election reform committee at Citizens First Congress, speaks at a recent protest at the state capitol.

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Arkansas state Sen. Kim Hammer, R-Benton, has filed Senate Bill 485, which would reduce voting hours on Saturdays and close voting centers and polling places in Arkansas on Mondays before Election Day. Hammer says his measure will allow county election commissions to better prepare for Election Day, as well as check for any voting irregularities. Arkansas voting rights advocates claim such a law will make it harder to early vote.