Now, Rutlegde has given the ballot measure the green light, even though she claims that the state’s Supreme Court has “muddied the waters” with its lack of clarification on the ballots she had previously rejected.<\/p>\n
“In light of the Arkansas Supreme Court\u2019s failure to put forth clear standards, I am certifying these proposals in an exercise of caution to ensure Arkansans are given an opportunity to put these measures on the ballot.” – Arkansas AG Leslie Rutledge<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHer decision clears the way for a significant state vote to come.<\/p>\n
Race for Signatures<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe lawsuit has since been dropped and now it’s crunch time for Driving Arkansas Forward. Before the question is put to Arkansas residents, the group first needs to collect 84,859 signatures in order to get their proposal to a vote.<\/p>\n
Time is of the essence, however. The petition signatures need to be collected by July 6 or the issue won’t make it to a poll.<\/p>\n
Proponents of the casino proposal point out that residents of the Razorback state are already gambling, regardless of state laws. They claim that the state is losing millions of dollars in revenue as gamblers cross state lines into Missouri, Oklahoma, Mississippi to play at casinos there.<\/p>\n
They’re hoping they can get the necessary signatures to let residents decide for themselves. If the group hits the petition goal in time, the ballot would be to a public vote on November 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arkansas Attorney General (AG) Leslie Rutlegde has finally relented. After saying no to more than 50 ballot initiatives over the years, the AG has now approved a ballot measure that could allow for the building of casinos in the state. All it took to change that AG’s mind was a lawsuit. The proposal pushes to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":79192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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