Vote.
Arkansas Voter Registration Rules:
To register in Arkansas you must:
Arkansas Voter Registration Deadlines:
Request a Voter Registration Application by mail:
Click here and fill out the form to request a voter registration application to be mailed to the address you provide. If you have any questions or need further assistance call the Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State, Voter Services at 1-501-682-5070 or toll free 1-800-247-3312.
Resources:
District Maps:
Checking Your StatusVoterView (Arkansas): Check your voter registration status, polling place, ballot information, and election details for Arkansas.
Have you moved?: The Arkansas page on the Election Protection / 866OurVote site provides state-specific information on how and when to vote, absentee and early voting rules, voter ID requirements, registration guidance, and contact resources to get help in Arkansas.
Making Your PlanSample Ballot: VoterView lets Arkansas voters look up their registration details and view their personalized sample ballot, including the candidates and issues that will appear in their specific precinct.
Getting More Involved:
Become a poll worker (Statewide) Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners
Democratic Party of Arkansas
Our Little Rock: Our Little Rock is a nonprofit advocacy and education group that brings residents together to imagine, design, and build a more livable and people-centered Little Rock through community conversations, planning, and grassroots action.
National Voter Education Week: National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is a nonpartisan, open-source campaign held annually to help voters register, understand their ballots, make a plan to vote, and encourage civic engagement in their communities.
National Vote Early Day: The Vote Early Day site promotes an annual national day of action (October 28, 2025) to encourage voters to cast ballots ahead of Election Day — providing state‐specific early voting rules, resources, tools to get involved, and partner toolkits.
Non Profit Voter Advocacy GroupsGet Loud Arkansas: Get Loud Arkansas is a nonprofit civic organization that works to register new voters, engage underrepresented and low-turnout voters, and mobilize Arkansans year-round to use the power of their vote.
For AR People: For AR People is a nonprofit advocacy organization in Arkansas that educates about policy issues, pushes for government transparency and accountability, and mobilizes citizens to engage and act.
ACLU Arkansas: The ACLU of Arkansas helps people learn about and defend civil rights — from voting and reproduction to free speech and criminal justice — providing legal assistance, advocacy campaigns, and educational resources.
Do your research:
Bill Tracking:
Bills in House Committees: This page on the Arkansas Legislature site shows a sortable list of bills currently under consideration in House committees, including bill numbers, summaries, sponsors, and committee assignments.
Bills in Senate Committees : This page on the Arkansas Legislature site lists all bills currently assigned to Senate committees, including bill numbers, sponsors, summaries, and their committee classifications.
Bills in Joint Committees :This section of the Arkansas Legislature website lists all bills currently assigned to Senate committees, including their numbers, sponsors, summaries, and committee designations.
Bill Tracking: Search, filter, and track Arkansas bills and resolutions — including newly filed measures, committee actions, and current legislative status — all in one place.
Personalized Bill Tracking: Registered users can log in (or sign up) to add bills to their watchlist, track status changes, create notes or groups, and receive updates about legislative activity.
Committees:Legislative Committees The Arkansas Legislature — Committees page offers a directory of standing, interim, and special legislative committees, with membership lists, meeting schedules, committee charges, and links to agendas and documents.
Meetings:Watch the Legislature Live Arkansas Citizens Access Network offers live and archived streaming of Arkansas government sessions, commission and board meetings, and other public-interest hearings to increase transparency and civic engagement.
Meeting Schedule: The Arkansas Legislature website lists upcoming meetings and events, including committee sessions, joint meetings, business meetings, and "meetings of the whole" — along with agendas, documents, and schedules – so citizens can follow when and where legislative work is happening.
Senate Meetings live: The “Today’s Live Stream Meetings” page for the Arkansas Senate displays which Senate meetings are being broadcast live today — with links to watch, schedule details, and related resources.
Arkansas Legislature:
Arkansas Senate: The Arkansas Senate website provides information on state senators, legislative committees, bill tracking and archives, live or archived session meetings, Senate leadership, history and educational resources, and tools like “Find My Senator.”
Arkansas House of Representatives: The Arkansas House of Representatives website provides a directory of members and committees, legislative news and calendars, tools to find your district and representative, archived session videos, and resources on House rules and how to get involved in the legislative process.
Handbook of the Arkansas House of Representatives: This is the 94th Arkansas House Rule Book, detailing the procedural rules, legislative processes, committee structure, and standards that govern how the Arkansas House of Representatives operates.
Bureau of Legislative Research: The Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research website outlines the nonpartisan support office for the state legislature — detailing how it provides research, bill drafting, legal review, fiscal analysis, committee staffing, and technology services to both House and Senate members.
To register in Arkansas you must:
- Be a citizen of the United States;
- Be an Arkansas resident;
- Be at least 18 years old before the next election;
- Not be a convicted felon (or have completely discharged your sentence or been pardoned);
- Not claim the right to vote in any other jurisdiction;
- Not previously be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Arkansas Voter Registration Deadlines:
- In Person: 30 days before Election Day. If this falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then on the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
- By Mail: Postmarked 30 days before Election Day. If this falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then on the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
Request a Voter Registration Application by mail:
Click here and fill out the form to request a voter registration application to be mailed to the address you provide. If you have any questions or need further assistance call the Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State, Voter Services at 1-501-682-5070 or toll free 1-800-247-3312.
Resources:
- State Election Website
- Local Election Office: This is the government office responsible for running elections in your region. These are the best people to contact if you have any questions at all about voting in your state.
- Find your polling place
- Absentee ballot tracker tool
- Learn more about absentee voting
- Learn more about early voting
- Learn more about voter ID
- State Election Code
District Maps:
- Statewide House District Map
- Maps by House District
- Statewide Senate District Map
- Maps by Senate District
- Congressional District Maps
- My Elected Officials
Checking Your StatusVoterView (Arkansas): Check your voter registration status, polling place, ballot information, and election details for Arkansas.
Have you moved?: The Arkansas page on the Election Protection / 866OurVote site provides state-specific information on how and when to vote, absentee and early voting rules, voter ID requirements, registration guidance, and contact resources to get help in Arkansas.
Making Your PlanSample Ballot: VoterView lets Arkansas voters look up their registration details and view their personalized sample ballot, including the candidates and issues that will appear in their specific precinct.
Getting More Involved:
Become a poll worker (Statewide) Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners
Democratic Party of Arkansas
Our Little Rock: Our Little Rock is a nonprofit advocacy and education group that brings residents together to imagine, design, and build a more livable and people-centered Little Rock through community conversations, planning, and grassroots action.
National Voter Education Week: National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is a nonpartisan, open-source campaign held annually to help voters register, understand their ballots, make a plan to vote, and encourage civic engagement in their communities.
National Vote Early Day: The Vote Early Day site promotes an annual national day of action (October 28, 2025) to encourage voters to cast ballots ahead of Election Day — providing state‐specific early voting rules, resources, tools to get involved, and partner toolkits.
Non Profit Voter Advocacy GroupsGet Loud Arkansas: Get Loud Arkansas is a nonprofit civic organization that works to register new voters, engage underrepresented and low-turnout voters, and mobilize Arkansans year-round to use the power of their vote.
For AR People: For AR People is a nonprofit advocacy organization in Arkansas that educates about policy issues, pushes for government transparency and accountability, and mobilizes citizens to engage and act.
ACLU Arkansas: The ACLU of Arkansas helps people learn about and defend civil rights — from voting and reproduction to free speech and criminal justice — providing legal assistance, advocacy campaigns, and educational resources.
Do your research:
Bill Tracking:
Bills in House Committees: This page on the Arkansas Legislature site shows a sortable list of bills currently under consideration in House committees, including bill numbers, summaries, sponsors, and committee assignments.
Bills in Senate Committees : This page on the Arkansas Legislature site lists all bills currently assigned to Senate committees, including bill numbers, sponsors, summaries, and their committee classifications.
Bills in Joint Committees :This section of the Arkansas Legislature website lists all bills currently assigned to Senate committees, including their numbers, sponsors, summaries, and committee designations.
Bill Tracking: Search, filter, and track Arkansas bills and resolutions — including newly filed measures, committee actions, and current legislative status — all in one place.
Personalized Bill Tracking: Registered users can log in (or sign up) to add bills to their watchlist, track status changes, create notes or groups, and receive updates about legislative activity.
Committees:Legislative Committees The Arkansas Legislature — Committees page offers a directory of standing, interim, and special legislative committees, with membership lists, meeting schedules, committee charges, and links to agendas and documents.
Meetings:Watch the Legislature Live Arkansas Citizens Access Network offers live and archived streaming of Arkansas government sessions, commission and board meetings, and other public-interest hearings to increase transparency and civic engagement.
Meeting Schedule: The Arkansas Legislature website lists upcoming meetings and events, including committee sessions, joint meetings, business meetings, and "meetings of the whole" — along with agendas, documents, and schedules – so citizens can follow when and where legislative work is happening.
Senate Meetings live: The “Today’s Live Stream Meetings” page for the Arkansas Senate displays which Senate meetings are being broadcast live today — with links to watch, schedule details, and related resources.
Arkansas Legislature:
Arkansas Senate: The Arkansas Senate website provides information on state senators, legislative committees, bill tracking and archives, live or archived session meetings, Senate leadership, history and educational resources, and tools like “Find My Senator.”
Arkansas House of Representatives: The Arkansas House of Representatives website provides a directory of members and committees, legislative news and calendars, tools to find your district and representative, archived session videos, and resources on House rules and how to get involved in the legislative process.
Handbook of the Arkansas House of Representatives: This is the 94th Arkansas House Rule Book, detailing the procedural rules, legislative processes, committee structure, and standards that govern how the Arkansas House of Representatives operates.
Bureau of Legislative Research: The Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research website outlines the nonpartisan support office for the state legislature — detailing how it provides research, bill drafting, legal review, fiscal analysis, committee staffing, and technology services to both House and Senate members.