Absentee Voting
To receive an absentee ballot you need to request to have an absentee ballot application mailed to you. Contact your County Clerk in the county where you are registered to vote by Clicking here.
Qualifications
To be qualified to vote an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following criteria:
- You will be unavoidably absent from your polling site on election day, OR
- You will be unable to attend your polling site on election day due to illness or physical disability, OR
- You are a member of the U.S. armed forces, merchant marines or the spouse or a dependant family member, OR
- A U.S. citizen whose temporary residence is in Arkansas but is temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States.
- In Person: by close of business the day BEFORE the election
- By Designated Bearer: by close of business the day BEFORE the election
(Designated Bearer is anyone you choose to pick up or deliver your application or ballot)
- By Mail or by Electronic Means: by 7 days before the election
- By Authorized Agent: by 1:30 p.m. ON election day.
The authorized agent must file with the County Clerk an affidavit from the administrative head of a hospital or nursing home located in this state verifying that the applicant is a patient of the hospital or nursing home and is thereby unable to vote on the election day at his or her regular polling site.
- By Designated Bearers: no earlier than 15 days before a preferential or general election and no earlier than 7 days before a runoff
- By Anyone Else: no deadline specified in Arkansas law. You should base your ballot pick up on the ability to return it to the County Clerk on time.
Note: On your application you may designate how you wish to receive your ballot: by picking it up in person, by mail, or bearer (a relative, authorized agent or designated bearer).
- In Person: by close of business the day BEFORE the election
- By Designated Bearer: by 7:30 p.m. ON election day
- By Mail: received at clerks office by 7:30 p.m. ON election day
You may NOT fax a ballot. Uniformed and overseas citizens must vote their ballot by Election Day, and it must be received by their county clerk by 10 days after the election.
- By Authorized Agent: by 7:30 p.m. ON election day
Please contact your Arkansas County Clerk with any questions about the absentee voting process. You can find your clerk here.
You can also contact the Arkansas Secretary of State's office with any questions or concerns at voterservices@sos.arkansas.gov.