The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s decision to reject petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative, preventing the measure from being presented to voters in November. The court ruled that Arkansans for Limited Government failed to comply with state law by submitting documentation for paid signature gatherers separately instead of in a single bundle. Despite the group’s argument for more time to provide additional documents, the court’s 4-3 majority, led by Justice Rhonda Wood, agreed that the signatures collected by paid canvassers could not be counted due to the procedural error.
