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   <title>Judge Says Arkansas Voters Can Sign Ballot Petitions Without Canvasser As Witness</title>
   <author>Kristin Higgins</author>
   <description>A federal judge ruled Monday that Arkansas voters can sign ballot issue petitions without a canvasser witnessing it, easing requirements during the pandemic for citizen initiative groups to collect the nearly 90,000 voter signatures required to put proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot. The judge did not extend the deadline for signature collection or agree to allow electronic voter signatures.</description>
   <date>
      <month>5</month>
      <day>26</day>
      <year>2020</year>
   </date>
   <pubDate>Tuesday, May 26, 2020 9:23:06 AM PDT</pubDate>
   <tags>Voter Education,Ballot Issues</tags>
   <email>afranke@uada.edu</email>
</post>
