AR · How to vote
Voting in Arkansas.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Arkansas Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Arkansas Secretary of State — Elections
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Arkansas requires a photo ID to vote. Accepted: driver's license, passport, US military ID, or any ID with name and photo issued by a US or Arkansas government agency.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote absentee by mail. Request an absentee ballot from your county clerk.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Official action — AR
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Arkansas system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Civix AR-Nova VoterView. Name + DOB. Returns status, polling place, absentee status.
Statewide→
Register / update online
OVR launched late 2025 via SOS portal. AR DL or state ID. 30-day pre-election deadline. Paper still primary path in many counties.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Sample ballot surfaces by precinct in VoterView.
County
Request a mail ballot
State PDF; submitted to county clerk. EXCUSE REQUIRED (away from county, sick, age 60+). 2025 Act 403 added witness-signature requirement.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Absentee status in VoterView. No subscribe/notify channel.
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See who's on the ballot
Major-party filing deadline 2025-11-11 for March 2026 primary. Independent deadline 2026-05-01.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Four certified for Nov 2026: citizenship-to-vote amendment, RKBA expansion, economic-development districts, $500M water-bond. Three citizen I&R measures pending signature verification.
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Live + past results
Live via Clarity Elections (Scytl/Civix), entered from SOS site.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-03-03, runoff 2026-03-31, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Arkansas
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionPostmarked by*
2026-12-01Ballot Request — General RunoffReceived by
2026-12-01Ballot Return — General RunoffPostmarked by*
2026-12-01Registration — General RunoffPostmarked by
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