Ballot Initiatives

A group of media members and volunteers from local League of Women Voters chapters gathered in Fayetteville on June 13 to launch a new ballot measure for the 2026 general election. Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore attended and reports.

On today's show, we hear about thousands of people who came to protest in downtown Fayetteville this weekend. Plus, the Pryor Center offers recordings that celebrate the life and work of utility man Jerry Mauldin. Also, a brand new edition of Sound Perimeter from host Lia Uribe.

Organizations across Arkansas have formed a coalition to propose a ballot measure that protects voters’ rights to participate in direct democracy.

On today's show, we hear from a group of organizations in Arkansas that are coming together to protect direct democracy on the ballot. Plus, residents of Franklin County gathered last week to challenge an impending prison being built. We also discuss why Osage Park in Bentonville is more than just a green space.

An Arkansas group is working to make it easier to amend the state constitution. Protect AR Rights wants to put an amendment on the ballot to strengthen the canvassing process altogether.

Arkansas lawmakers are nearing final approval of a bill changing how the petition process works. Senate Bill 207 requires canvassers to disclose to voters signing a petition that petition fraud is a criminal offense.

Yesterday, members of the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 207. The bill would require canvassers to disclose to voters signing their petition that petition fraud is a criminal offense.

Several bills designed to change the petition process in Arkansas gained approval in a legislative committee yesterday, Feb. 11. Members of the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs committee heard testimony on six bills, all sponsored by Republican Sen. Kim Hammer of Benton.

A recent study shows the number of women in Arkansas seeking out abortions is slightly up from before the state's total abortion ban went into effect.

Yesterday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that an amendment legalizing abortion would remain on the ballot this November. Anna Spoerre of the Missouri Independent joins Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore to discuss the multiple roadblocks that came up for the ballot measure.