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Jackie Mitchell

Group Submits Signatures For Veto Referendum To Overturn Arkansas LEARNS Act

Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) submitted signatures to place a veto referendum on the Nov. 2024 ballot to repeal the LEARNS Act, an education bill signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R). PHOTO BY ROMAN MAGER/UNSPLASH

Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) submitted signatures to place a veto referendum on the Nov. 2024 ballot to repeal the LEARNS Act, an education bill signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R).

CAPES turned in signatures on July 31 and said they expected to be about 500 signatures short of the requirement. To qualify for the ballot, 54,422 valid signatures are needed from 50 of Arkansas’ 75 counties. Arkansas allows for a cure period of 30 days to collect additional signatures if 75% of the submitted signatures are determined to be valid.

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