Voting and Elections
Everything you need to know to participate confidently in Arkansas’s elections. This section provides access to voter registration status checks, guidance on early voting, polling place information, and ID requirements. You can also find nonpartisan voter guides, ballot issue summaries, and fact-checking resources to help you cast informed votes.
Checking Your Status
VoterView (Arkansas): Check your voter registration status, polling place, ballot information, and election details for Arkansas.
Get Loud Arkansas’ “2023 Voter Purge” page lets Arkansans check whether their registration is flagged for removal (the “purge list”) and provides information on what voter purging is and how to re-register if needed.
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 Plan
Sample 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.
Early Voting (Pulaski County) This page shows a map and list of early voting locations in Pulaski County, Arkansas, with addresses of places where residents can vote early and contact information for the County Board of Election Commissioners.
Find Your Polling Place VoterView allows Arkansas voters to look up their voting precinct and polling location, ensuring they know exactly where to cast their ballot on Election Day.
Identification Requirements The Arkansas page on Election Protection / 866-OurVote provides state-specific election rules — from registration deadlines and voter ID requirements to early and absentee voting procedures — along with tools to find polling places and contact assistance.
National Voter Education Week The “Understand the Process” page walks readers through how U.S. elections are administered — from ballot preparation and counting to rules, oversight, and election integrity — to help build confidence and transparency in voting.
Making Your Choice: Ballot Issues
Local The UAEX “Arkansas Local Ballot Issues” page provides neutral, research-based educational materials (like fact sheets and forums) to help Arkansas communities understand proposed local ballot measures — including how issues get on the ballot, signature thresholds, draft language, and how to request a fact sheet in your area.
Arkansas Statewide The UAEX “Arkansas State Ballot Issues” page offers neutral, research-based overviews of proposed constitutional amendments, state laws, and ballot measures — explaining what each issue means, arguments for and against, and how they’re placed on the ballot.
Making Your Choice: Arkansas Voter Guides
AR Votes: A nonpartisan voter guide that helps Arkansans find information on candidates, ballot measures, and how to cast their vote.
Arkansas Advocate: An independent, nonprofit newsroom providing in-depth coverage and analysis of Arkansas politics, policy, and elections.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: The state’s largest daily newspaper offering comprehensive election news, candidate profiles, and political reporting.
Arkansas Family Council: A conservative organization offering voter guides and election resources aligned with family-values and faith-based issues.
Citizens First Congress: A progressive coalition providing voter guides and policy stances focused on equity, justice, and community empowerment in Arkansas.
League of Women Voters of Arkansas: A nonpartisan organization that publishes detailed voter guides and promotes informed participation in elections across the state.
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Making Your Choice: National Voter Guides
Vote 411: View your personalized ballot, with only the candidates and issues that apply to your address — plus polling information, candidate details, and local election resources.
Ballotpedia: Ballotpedia’s Voter Toolkit offers a one-stop hub of election resources tailored to your area — including sample ballots, candidate profiles, election dates, polling times, and issue guides.
Making Your Choice: Fact Checking
All Sides: AllSides curates news and perspectives from the left, center, and right, guided by media-bias ratings, so readers can compare viewpoints and draw their own conclusions.
FactCheck.org: FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan fact-checker that investigates the accuracy of political and public claims to help people distinguish truth from misinformation.
PolitiFact: PolitiFact is a nonpartisan fact-checking site that rates statements by public figures on its “Truth-O-Meter,” from “True” to “Pants on Fire.”
Snopes: Snopes is a fact-checking and myth-debunking website that investigates rumors, urban legends, viral claims, and misinformation to help readers discern accuracy.
Protecting Your Voting Rights
ACLU Arkansas: The ACLU of Arkansas “Know Your Rights: Voting in Arkansas” page explains how Arkansans can vote (absentee, early, or in person), outlines voter ID rules, rights if challenged or intimidated, absentee ballot procedures, and how to restore voting rights after a felony conviction.
Disability Rights Arkansas: Access clear, up-to-date information on how Arkansans with disabilities can register to vote, request accommodations, obtain accessible ballots, and protect their voting rights.
Election Protection: Discover how to register, vote early or absentee, find your polling place, understand ID requirements, and access voter protection help across Arkansas.
Helpline: 866-687-8683; Para Español Arkansas Unidos: 479-763-2822
CISA: United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Learn how to safeguard elections — including protecting voting systems, defending against cyber threats, and implementing security best practices — through the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s resources.
Getting More Involved
Become a poll worker (Pulaski County) Pulaski County Board of Election Commissioners
Become a poll worker (Statewide) Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners
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 Groups
Get 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.
League of Women Voters Pulaski County: The LWV — Pulaski County is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, monthly public meetings, and community engagement across Pulaski County, Arkansas.
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.

Resources
Arkansas General Assembly
A curated set of tools and reference materials to help you understand and engage with Arkansas’s lawmaking bodies. This section includes links to both the Arkansas Senate and House, committee listings, live legislative sessions, schedules, and legislative research services. Use these resources to track bills, follow committee hearings, and navigate the state’s legislative infrastructure.
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.
Voting Guides
Voting Guide 1
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Voting Guide 2
Gain access to tools and templates designed to empower your advocacy efforts within the community.
Voting Guide 3
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Voting Guide 4
Discover how you can lend a hand by volunteering and becoming a change-maker in your community.