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The Primary Election is May 24, 2022.
November 8, 2022
The candidate filing period for state, district, county and township offices is dependent upon when the primary election will be held.
During presidential election years, the candidate filing period is held near the end of October the year before the election.
During gubernatorial (Governor) elections, the candidate filing period is held near the end of February of the year of the election.
One method of application that will ensure your eligibility is to apply in person with your county clerk.
If you are changing your residence to another county within the state, your updated registration must be received by the county clerk’s office in the new county no later than 4 days before a scheduled election.
If you completed your application at a voter registration drive, the organizers must submit it to the county clerk or Secretary of State’s office within 21 days of the date on the application and no later than 30 days prior to the next election.
You must submit your application to an official voter registration agency or mail it no later than 30 days prior to an election in which you wish to vote. The postmark on a mailed application will be its submission date.
Must be received at clerk’s office by 7:30 p.m. ON election day.
-You may NOT fax or email a ballot.
-UOCAVA voters must vote their ballot by Election Day, and it must be received by their county clerk by 5:00 p.m. 10 days after the election.
Click here to learn more on UOCAVA.
By 7:30 p.m. on election day.
By 7:30 p.m. on election day.
By close of business the day before the election.
No deadline is specified in Arkansas law. You should base your ballot pick-up on the ability to return it to the County Clerk on time.
No earlier than 15 days before a preferential primary election, general election, school election, or special election and no earlier than seven days before a runoff election.
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 long-term care or residential care facility licensed by the state and is thereby unable to vote on the election day at his or her regular polling site.
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By the close of business the day before the election
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For more information on Designated Bearer, visit the Absentee Voting page.
By the close of the business day before the election.
Locations
Arkansas Secretary of State Executive Office
State Capitol
500 Woodlane Avenue, Suite 256
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-1010
Business & Commercial Services (BCS)
Victory Building
1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250
Little Rock, AR 72201
888-233-0325 or 501-682-3409
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@sos.arkansas.gov
