FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2025
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT GIVES POLITICIANS POWER TO AMEND CITIZEN-INITIATED AMENDMENTS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Today, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. Edgmon. This ruling will have an enormous impact on the voters’ constitutional right to pass and enact amendments.
“This landmark ruling from the Arkansas Supreme Court gives the General Assembly the ability to change any past or future citizen initiated constitutional amendments. Protecting the direct democracy process from interference by politicians is more important than ever,” said David Couch, General Counsel and Board Director for the League of Women Voters of Arkansas. “While this is incredibly unfortunate, the League has been aware of this potential issue for many years and has been monitoring this case as it moved through the judicial process. As such, we prepared for this outcome and included a provision in our proposed ballot measure that would prohibit the General Assembly from amending citizen-initiated and voter-approved constitutional amendments.”
The League of Women Voters of Arkansas is currently collecting signatures for its Save AR Democracy proposed constitutional amendment. “To the voters – don’t lose hope,” said Bonnie Miller, President of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas. “Yes, this ruling further restricts our right to direct democracy but we’re not without tools to fight back and we absolutely are. Our proposed ballot measure through Save AR Democracy would safeguard our rights from the whims of politicians.”
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