Arkansas Supreme Court blocks abortion-rights initiative

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The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s rejection of petition signatures for an abortion-rights ballot initiative on Thursday, blocking the proposal from heading to the polls on Election Day in November.

The ruling affirms the decision from Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston to reject the ballot measure because the group spearheading the effort failed to disclose critical information about the paid canvassers hired to collect citizen signatures. 

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