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Drown says the candidacy is a big endeavor with 161 employees in an office that affects nearly every Arkansan from franchise taxes, to licensing processes and election officials. He says the state has voting equipment that’s passed it’s lifespan.
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The funds to replace the machines were not allocated and the Arkansas Legislature is looking for ways to fund the new machines. Drown says as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Elections he will be with the issue directly in the upcoming annual County Clerks Conference in Eureka Springs.
Drown says the gathering will be an opportunity to discuss the benefits of new equipment.
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Security at the Arkansas State Capitol is another focus of Drown’s campaign.
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Drown also intends to address redistricting to take place in 2021. The event happens every ten years beginning with the census to take place in 2020. Drown calls the current process gerrymandering.
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Drown says he looks forward to the opportunity to draw the lines correctly in a manner that would restore confidence in the system.
He highlights legislation to enforce property rights and enhance penalties for cattle rustling, timber theft, scrap metal theft and thefts from Native American burial grounds and historic sites as one of his most recent accomplishments.
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