The Capitol rotunda filled up with supporters hours before the boxes full of petitions arrived. The teeming crowd, made up mostly of women, brought a pep rally atmosphere, complete with hand-made signs and inspirational T-shirts.
When the truck finally pulled up, the unsuspecting movers hired for the job got a hero’s welcome. The men had to maneuver dollies towering with boxes of petitions through corridors choked with clapping, cheering supporters, plus some equally loud anti-abortion protesters mixed in.
SOURCE + PHOTO: Arkansas Times, by Austin Gelder, 5 July 2024