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Four members of the Arkansas supreme court are trying to jump to different seats on the bench, a situation that could empower the conservative governor by granting her more appointments. (boltsmag.org)
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Voters are filling two supreme court seats in two separate nonpartisan elections. Neither seat’s current occupant is seeking a new term, so at first glance it may look like the cycle will add two fresh faces to the court. But of the six candidates running for these two seats, four are already sitting justices on the court—they just want to shift into different seats than their own.

If justices who already sit on the supreme court win either of those seats, they would then need to resign from their current positions. This would create vacancies that would be filled by the state’s staunchly conservative governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a reshuffling that’s poised to accelerate the court’s shift toward a solidly right-wing majority.

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[-] objectionist@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

i live here :(

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My condolences.

[-] Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Me too :( love the state. Hate the government.

[-] objectionist@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

it is really quite pretty here but i’d love if it were just less stupid sometimes

[-] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago

I lived in Arkansas almost my whole life. Moved out in 2021.

Arkansas is beautiful. The are some cool places in Arkansas. But overall, not great in a lot of ways.

[-] Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Ive been all over the US but I still love Fayetteville

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