Elections

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.

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.

The U.S. House of Representatives has proposed and passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which now moves to the Senate. The SAVE Act follows President Donald Trump's executive order to overhaul how elections are run in the U.S., including requiring documentation of citizenship.

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.

Bills to ban phones in schools, boost maternal health and impose new restrictions on the ballot initiative process all gained final legislative approval Tuesday.

Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from around the Arkansas River Valley, such as Fort Smith metro home sales rebounding, Lee Kemp winning the Fort Smith Board Ward 3 runoff election, a slight dip in Fort Smith sales tax revenue through October and more.

During Dec. 3's runoff election, Molly Rawn defeated incumbent Lioneld Jordan in the race for mayor of Fayetteville. Mayor-Elect Rawn joined Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore to discuss what it means to win and what's ahead.