The interaction is part of a new initiative from the secretary of state’s office to investigate petition fraud, something that has become a focus since Secretary of State Cole Jester took office last January.
In November 2025, a federal judge issued an injunction to block the enforcement of six laws related to petitions for ballot initiatives. One of those laws requires anyone looking to sign a petition present a photo ID.
“I was nervous and I did feel a little bit intimidated,” said Julie Taylor, who volunteered Friday to collect signatures at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Little Rock.
Samantha Boyd, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state’s office, said in an email Hall was hired in October with a salary of $58,000 a year as a petition fraud investigator, a newly created “non-law enforcement…
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