Arkansas Elections

Senate Bill 212 would create a “Document Validity Division” under the secretary of state tasked with investigating potential fraud in the ballot initiative process.

Bills to ban phones in schools, boost maternal health and impose new restrictions on the ballot initiative process all gained final legislative approval Tuesday.

Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester said there are seven key focus areas, with each receiving a letter grade showing its current status.

A series of bills would put new restrictions on canvassers collecting signatures for ballot initiatives and proposed constitutional amendments.

Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill to end the Jefferson County government shutdown that's lasted since the beginning of the year.

In Arkansas, runoffs are currently only available in primary elections for state House and Senate seats.

Arkansas voters would be able to remove public officials from office through a recall vote if a proposed constitutional amendment gains approval

The State Board of Election Commissioners voted Wednesday to send complaints for violations of state election law to seven of the 11 Arkansas counties that were monitored during the 2024 general election.

Bull Shoals and Fayetteville elected new mayors, while the Jonesboro incumbent was successful in his re-election bid during Tuesday’s runoff elections.

Independence County voters Tuesday night approved an ordinance that will require elections be conducted with hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots.