Government Reform Update - March 6

We are Supporting:

• HB1338 commits Arkansas’ electoral college to voting for the national popular vote winner in presidential elections.  The bill has passed and is before the Governor.

We are Monitoring:

• HB1798 (Harrelson) requires all state agencies to post notice of public meetings on the internet.
• HB1611 and HB1783 (Harrelson) provides for internet broadcast of proceedings of committees of the House of Representatives.  You can already watch a *few* of these on CFCTV on our website!
• HB1247 and 1247 (Carroll) expand ballot access by third parties.
• HB1404 – now Act 281 (Webb) simplifies ballots by requiring ballot items to be listed 1, 2, 3, 4 regardless of ballot question types.  Under past law we have had up to three numbers 1, 2,  3 etc (Initiated act, referred act, constitutional amendment, etc.)
• SB192 (Faris) changes penalties for abuse of absentee voting