Frequently Asked Questions

To obtain this voter verification card, voters will be required to complete an affidavit stating they do not possess such identification, and must provide documentation containing their full legal name and date of birth, as well as documentation containing their name and residential address. Please contact your county clerk for information regarding acceptable forms of documentation.

Voters who do not possess a valid form of identification meeting the requirements may obtain a free voter verification card at their county clerk’s office.

To obtain this voter verification card, voters will be required to complete an affidavit stating they do not possess such identification, and must provide documentation containing their full legal name and date of birth, as well as documentation containing their name and residential address. Please contact your county clerk for information regarding acceptable forms of documentation.

Voters unable to verify registration when voting in person shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot. Provisional ballots cast in this manner will be counted if:

1. The voter returns to the county board of election commissioners or the county clerk by 12:00 noon on the Monday following the election and presents a document or identification card meeting the requirements described above, and the county board of election commissioners does not determine that the provisional ballot is invalid and should not be counted based on other grounds. (For more information about casting provisional ballots, see page 19)

Each voter shall verify his or her registration when voting by presenting a document or identification card that:

1. Shows the name of the person to whom the document or identification card was issued;

2. Shows a photograph of the person to whom the document or identification card was issued;

3. Is issued by the United States, the State of Arkansas, or an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the State of Arkansas; and

4. If displaying an expiration date, is not expired or expired no more than four (4) years before the date of the election in which the voter seeks to vote.

Documents and identification cards that will be accepted as verification of voter registration include without limitation: A driver’s license; A photo identification card; A concealed handgun carry license; A United States passport; An employee badge or identification document issued by an accredited post-secondary education institution in the State of Arkansas; A United States military identification document; A public assistance identification card if the card shows a photograph of the person to whom the document or identification card was issued; A voter verification card as provided under Ark. Code § 7-5-324.

A person who is a resident of a long-term care or residential care facility licensed by the state of Arkansas is not required to verify his or her registration by presenting a document or identification card as described above when voting in person but must provide documentation from the administrator of the facility attesting that the person is a resident of the facility.

Option 1: Request to have an absentee ballot application sent to you by contacting your county clerk in the county where you are registered to vote.

Option 2: Download and complete an absentee ballot application, then return this application to the county clerk in the county where you are registered to vote.
www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/Absentee_Ballot_Application_1.pdf

County Clerk Contact Information

How to Complete the Absentee Ballot Application
www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/How_to_Complete_the_Absentee_Ballot_Application_-_Rev._10-2020_.pdf

Please contact your county clerk with any questions about voting absentee in your county.
www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/County_Clerk_Contact_List_-_Rev._8-19-2020_.pdf