Breaking It Down: Ballot Measures and Paid Canvassers
On Friday, Attorney General Tim Griffin released a video outlining state law regarding paid petition canvassers.
The law is at the center of a lawsuit over the Arkansas Abortion Amendment’s campaign that utilized paid petition canvassers.
Secretary of State Thurston rejected every petition in support of the abortion measure after determining the measure’s sponsors failed to comply with state law concerning paid petition canvassers.
You can watch the video from A.G. Griffin below.
Group Backing Marijuana in Arkansas Has Spent $1.5M+ On Campaign So Far
According to state ethics reports filed last week, the group backing marijuana in Arkansas has spent more than $1.5 million on its effort to make the ballot this November.
Arkansans for Patient Access is promoting the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024. The measure rewrites much of the “medical” marijuana amendment that Arkansas enacted in 2016. The measure would let people use “medical” marijuana without suffering from a specific medical condition listed in state law.
The amendment would repeal state laws and regulations that protect children from marijuana marketing, and it would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and people from out of state who travel to Arkansas to use marijuana. It also fails to limit the amount of THC that marijuana products can contain.
According to its latest ethics reports, Arkansans for Patient Access has raised $1.9 million for its campaign, and it has spent more than $1.5 million. Most of the group’s money has gone to hire petition canvassers to gather signatures in support of the marijuana amendment.
Family Council Action Committee has materials available for volunteers and churches regarding the marijuana amendment:
You can learn more at FamilyCouncilActionCommittee.com.
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