A lawsuit challenging the certification of an anti-casino ballot measure began Tuesday at the Arkansas Supreme Court.
The lawsuit boasts an added layer of interest since the court ruled last week in a 4-3 decision to keep the state’s abortion amendment off the ballot due to a paperwork error. That decision could influence the outcome of the anti-casino measure suit.
Special Master William Wright was selected to hear arguments in the lawsuit, which the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee (ACCC) filed the day after Secretary of State John Thurston approved the Local Voter Control of Casino Gambling Amendment for the November ballot.
