Supreme Court of Arkansas

Conrad Reynolds and Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative, Inc.

May 30, 2024689 S.W.3d 48

Summary

The court dismissed an original action challenging the sufficiency of proposed constitutional-amendment petitions and the constitutionality of statutes governing the petition process. It held that its original jurisdiction over petition sufficiency arises only after the Secretary of State makes an initial sufficiency determination, and that challenges seeking declaratory relief concerning the governing statutes must originate in circuit court. The complaint was therefore dismissed in its entirety.