Arkansas abortion amendment gets more than 100,000 backers

The backers of a measure to allow Arkansas voters the chance to loosen the state's near-total abortion ban said Friday they submitted more than 100,000 signatures, more than enough to qualify for the November ballot.

Now, get out there and vote because certain groups are trying hard to ensure that you don't since they already tried to undermine the petition.

An unexpected wrinkle emerged in the last days as an unidentified person or group sent out a blast email Thursday, claiming to be Arkansans for Limited Government and saying that organizers and volunteers should stop collecting signatures.

“It’s OVER!!” the email read.

“We have more than enough signatures now, so we hope everyone takes the day to enjoy the rest of the holiday and CELEBRATE this victory!”

On Friday, Bobrow said that she didn’t think the emails had much impact, since the committee quickly sent out emails debunking the fake ones, though she was disturbed to think hostile actors had gotten ahold of their mailing lists.