LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A group that wants voters to consider whether
legislators may allow lawsuits against the state has filed a lawsuit claiming
Arkansas’ attorney general is improperly blocking the way issues are placed on
ballots.
The Committee to Restore Arkansans’ Rights filed suit in Pulaski County on
Wednesday. It says Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has kept issues off the
ballot in violation of the state constitution, including one it proposed.
The group wants to change Arkansas’ sovereign immunity status. It says
Arkansas’ constitution says no laws can “restrict, hamper or impair” rights
reserved to the people, including proposing changes to the constitution. It says
Rutledge has rejected 62 of 62 suggested ballot issues since 2016 and says there
are “no boundaries” on her discretion.
Rutledge’s office says she is reviewing the lawsuit.
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