Boxloads of signed petitions were turned in at the Arkansas State Capitol on July 3, which backers said included 108,837 signatures. Jester’s office needed to verify at least 90,704 valid voter signatures for the measure to qualify for the November ballot. Jester also said none of the petition pages contained the ballot title approved by the Arkansas Attorney General’s office. Instead, most pages used the popular name “The Ballot Measure Rights Amendment of 2026” rather than the approved title, “The Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment.” Protect AR Rights said in its statement that the secretary of state’s letter underscores why this fight matters.