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Arkansas SenateSB209

TO DISQUALIFY SIGNATURES OBTAINED BY A CANVASSER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Passed 21–11Crossed party lines

What it does: On the version voted Mar 11, 2025: Requires the Secretary of State not to count petition signatures gathered by a canvasser found, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have violated canvassing, perjury, forgery or fraud laws during the current election cycle. Takes effect immediately. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Read the third time and passed.

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The tally

Yes 21 · No 11 · Not voting 2 · Present 1

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting / present
Democrats060
Republicans2152 / 1

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (35)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.