LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- A proposed ballot measure that would require overnment agencies to verify that all those seeking public benefits in the state are legal U.S. residents has been submitted a third time to the attorney general's office for review.
A group calling itself Secure Arkansas refiled the proposed initiated act with Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, two days after he rejected the second version of their proposal. If approved by McDaniel, supporters could begin gathering the required 61,974 signatures needed to place it before voters in November.
McDaniel has until May 16 to approve or reject the proposal's language.
The proposal would require people older than 13 seeking public benefits from a state agency to sign an oath saying they live legally in the country. The group says those who falsely fill out an affidavit could face perjury charges. Verification would not be required for emergency medical treatment, prenatal care or public school enrollment.
