Proposed amendment places protections on protocol for citizen-led acts

A proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution would protect protocol for citizen-led amendments and initiated acts. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas, with support from local chapters, filed the proposed constitutional amendment and ballot title to the Arkansas Attorney General for approval. The amendment would place protections for decades-long processes for citizens to get proposals in front of voters. The process has become more difficult with recent adaptations passed by lawmakers. Supporters of those changes have said it was too easy to change the state’s constitution. David Couch, an attorney with experience shepherding proposals to the ballot, is the attorney advising the League of Women Voters of Arkansas.