Arkansas election officials appeal ruling requiring early vote location in West Memphis

Crittenden County election officials on Friday appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court a circuit court order that required staffing an early voting location in West Memphis. The county Board of Election Commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to appeal Circuit Court Judge Chris Thyer’s Monday ruling that they should conduct early voting at one of three contested sites in West Memphis. He also asked attorneys on both sides to file an appeal so the high court could offer clarity on early voting statutory construction.

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