Arkansas · Ballot
Arkansas ballot, November 3, 2026
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s initiatives-and-referenda page, under proposed initiatives certified by the General Assembly, lists Issue No. 1, Issue No. 2, Issue No. 3, and Issue No. 4. Each issue file says the General Assembly refers it to a vote of the people on November 3, 2026. A candidate or office list for that general election was not retrieved as text on October 19, 2026, so this page does not name candidate offices.
Last updated: October 19, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Arkansas Secretary of State — Elections).
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Arkansas
Polls close at 7:30 p.m. Central Time. Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-304
No returns are shown before polls close in Arkansas. Arkansas Secretary of State — Elections
Last checked October 19, 2026. Arkansas Secretary of State — initiatives and referenda; Arkansas Secretary of State — Issue No. 1; Arkansas Secretary of State — Issue No. 2; Arkansas Secretary of State — Issue No. 3; Arkansas Secretary of State — Issue No. 4.
Statewide offices
This page does not list federal or statewide candidate offices. The candidate search at candidates.arkansas.gov did not return a readable office list on October 19, 2026. The 2026 election calendar describes November 3 as the general election, nonpartisan runoff election, and annual school runoff election.
Statewide ballot measures
- Issue No. 1, popular name “The Citizens Only Voting Amendment,” providing that only a citizen of the United States meeting the qualifications of an elector may vote in an election in this state
- Issue No. 2, popular name on the right to keep and bear arms, amending Arkansas Constitution Article 2, § 5
- Issue No. 3, popular name on economic development, authorizing the General Assembly to provide for economic development districts
- Issue No. 4, the Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2025, on general obligation bonds in a total principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000
The initiatives page says “None for the 2026 General Election” under proposed initiatives certified by the Attorney General, and it says posting is not confirmation of circulation or of ballot placement. The four issues above are the General Assembly referrals, and each issue file says it will appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Key dates
Dates below are the sentences stored from the official calendar. Checked October 19, 2026.
Voter registration
The calendar prints “October 4, 2026 – Sunday” as “30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION” and “Deadline to apply to register to vote in the General Election.” A note on the calendar says a Sunday deadline moves to the next business day. This page does not convert October 4 into another calendar date.
Early voting
- The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print an early-voting period for the general election. The Arkansas Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
Mail-ballot request
The calendar prints October 27, 2026 as “7 DAYS PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION” and “Deadline for county clerk to receive absentee ballot applications by mail, fax, or electronic mail for the General Election.”
Mail-ballot return
- The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print an absentee-ballot return deadline. The Arkansas Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
Arkansas results on this site
Questions readers ask
- Which federal and statewide offices are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Arkansas?
- The Arkansas Secretary of State’s initiatives-and-referenda page, under proposed initiatives certified by the General Assembly, lists Issue No. 1, Issue No. 2, Issue No. 3, and Issue No. 4. Each issue file says the General Assembly refers it to a vote of the people on November 3, 2026. A candidate or office list for that general election was not retrieved as text on October 19, 2026, so this page does not name candidate offices.
- Which statewide ballot measures does the official Arkansas source list for November 3, 2026?
- The official source lists Issue No. 1, popular name “The Citizens Only Voting Amendment,” providing that only a citizen of the United States meeting the qualifications of an elector may vote in an election in this state, Issue No. 2, popular name on the right to keep and bear arms, amending Arkansas Constitution Article 2, § 5, Issue No. 3, popular name on economic development, authorizing the General Assembly to provide for economic development districts, and Issue No. 4, the Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2025, on general obligation bonds in a total principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000. The initiatives page says “None for the 2026 General Election” under proposed initiatives certified by the Attorney General, and it says posting is not confirmation of circulation or of ballot placement. The four issues above are the General Assembly referrals, and each issue file says it will appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
- What voter-registration deadline does the official calendar list for Arkansas?
- The calendar prints “October 4, 2026 – Sunday” as “30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION” and “Deadline to apply to register to vote in the General Election.” A note on the calendar says a Sunday deadline moves to the next business day. This page does not convert October 4 into another calendar date.
- What early-voting dates does the official calendar list for Arkansas?
- The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print an early-voting period for the general election. The Arkansas Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
- What mail-ballot deadline does the official calendar list for Arkansas?
- The calendar prints October 27, 2026 as “7 DAYS PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION” and “Deadline for county clerk to receive absentee ballot applications by mail, fax, or electronic mail for the General Election.” The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print an absentee-ballot return deadline. The Arkansas Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
- Where does this site list Arkansas results?
- Arkansas results on this site are on the Arkansas results page. This site does not publish a separate race results page for a contest in Arkansas. The live results page links the official Arkansas results site. Returns shown here stay unofficial until election officials certify them. This site does not certify outcomes.