Arkansas: Goal of Arkansan to ease law changes

Mon, Jul 19 2010 — Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette

LITTLE ROCK ”” The Arkansas man whose organization provided most of the funding for legislative term limits is championing a new cause to give voters a greater say in government.

Paul Jacob, 50, played such a large role in the national push to create limits on the duration of political service that he rose to the national stage.

Now, his Virginia-based Citizens in Charge advocates making it easier for citizens to try to change laws and state constitutions through the petition process.