An Arkansas judge is set to rule on the House District 70 election lawsuit this week. Here's what you need to know.

An Arkansas judge said during a Tuesday hearing that he planned to rule as early as Wednesday on a petition asking to set an earlier date for a special election to fill House District 70’s vacant seat.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Shawn Johnson said during a hearing Tuesday he is working "very quickly" to render a decision in a case that seeks to force the governor and secretary of state to move up the special election date for Arkansas House District 70 from June 9 to March 3.

The Arkansas Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of State Cole Jester over the scheduling of two special elections, alleging that the dates are outside the 150-day mandate in Arkansas law.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas has now filed a lawsuit against Gov. Sanders over the timing of a special election to fill the vacant seats.

The seat, which includes part of Franklin County, became vacant when Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, died in September.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' political action committee contributed $3,500 on Sept. 30 to state Senate candidate Bobby Ballinger Jr. of St. Paul, who is challenging Sen. Bryan King of Green Forest. The latter has been a vocal critic of the governor's proposed Franklin County prison project.

Poll workers will not be able to issue a Republican primary ballot to a registered Democrat in Arkansas through a poll tablet to implement a state Republican party rule that bars registered Democrats from being issued ballots to vote in Republican primary elections,

A student at the University of Arkansas and long-time River Valley resident announced their candidacy for House District 25.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is suing Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of State Cole Jester over the decision to set a late special election da