Arkansas groups to kick off town hall tour to promote ballot measure
Two Arkansas civic action groups will kick off a town hall tour Tuesday in Little Rock to promote a direct democracy ballot initiative their coalition hopes to put on the 2026 ballot, according to a news release.
The event, to be held at First United Methodist Church of Little Rock at 6 p.m., will feature a panel from the Arkansas Public Policy Panel and Citizens First Congress to answer questions about the ballot measure. The town hall is sponsored by ballot question committee Protect AR Rights and its coalition partner For AR Kids.
Three other town halls are planned — Fort Smith on Sept. 23, Conway on Oct. 14 and Clinton on Nov. 4.
The coalition is looking to roll back 13 laws targeting Arkansas’ direct democracy process that passed during the 2025 legislative session. The laws generally imposed more requirements on ballot committees trying to put issues to voters at the ballot box.
https://arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkansas-civic-groups-to-kick-off-town-hall-tour-to-promote-ballot-initiatives/