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Judge strikes down new Arkansas voting laws that targeted mail voting, voter ID, polling place rules

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Four new Arkansas laws were struck down Friday after Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen ruled they violated the Arkansas Constitution by placing undue burdens on voters.

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  1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Judge strikes down 4 Arkansas voting laws as unconstitutional (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Four Arkansas voting laws passed last year were struck down Friday after a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled that all four violated the Arkansas Constitution by placing undue burdens on voters.

  2. Thv11

    Arkansas judge rules against four voting laws as 'unconstitutional' (opens Thv11)

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    An Arkansas judge struck down four different voting laws in the state, declaring them to be 'unconstitutional' and a violation of the Arkansas Constitution.

  3. The Center Square

    Judge says 4 Arkansas voting laws unconstitutional (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday four election laws passed by state lawmakers and signed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson are unconstitutional.

  4. Madison

    Arkansas judge finds 4 new voting laws unconstitutional (opens Madison)

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    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday struck down four new voting restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers, finding the measures unconstitutional.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Judge strikes down new Arkansas voting laws that targeted mail voting, voter ID, polling place rules (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Four new Arkansas laws were struck down Friday after Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen ruled they violated the Arkansas Constitution by placing undue burdens on voters.

  6. Local Memphis

    Judge: Four Arkansas voting laws ruled as 'unconstitutional' (opens Local Memphis)

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    An Arkansas judge struck down four different voting laws in the state, declaring them to be 'unconstitutional' and a violation of the Arkansas Constitution.

  7. Arkansas Times

    Judge Griffen strikes down four new Arkansas voting laws as unconstitutional (opens Arkansas Times)

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    The judge said laws were based on speculation and conjecture and burdened the constitutional right to vote.

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