How to vote · 2026
Arkansas
Mail voting requires an excuse
Every date below comes from the Arkansas election office and links to the page that states it. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Dates and rules
Registration, mail ballots, and early voting
Registration deadlineOctober 5, 2026Register in person or by mail (postmarked) by Oct. 5, 2026 (30 days before). Arkansas has no online voter registration and no same-day registration.
Mail-ballot request deadlineOctober 27, 2026
Mail ballots first sentSeptember 18, 2026Excuse-based (voter attests to being unavoidably absent, ill, or disabled). Per the Arkansas SOS 2026 election calendar, county boards deliver ballots to county clerks by Sept. 17 and clerks begin mailing/making absentee ballots available Sept. 18, 2026. Mail application deadline Oct. 27 (7 days out); in-person Oct. 30.
Return ruleMust be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day
Early in-person votingOctober 19, 2026through November 2, 2026 · Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 (15 days before) and ends 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2.
Official AR election site ↗Dates last verified against the official site September 1, 2026.Sources: [1] Arkansas SOS 2026 election calendar: ballots to clerks Sept. 17; clerks make absentee ballots available/mail Sept. 18, 2026[2] USA.gov directory of official state election offices[3] Mail voting period listed from Sept. 17, 2026 (ballot delivery to clerks)[4] CEIR 2026 voter registration deadlines (June 25, 2026 dataset; per-mode deadlines and same-day registration windows)[5] NCSL Table 5: statutory absentee ballot application deadline[6] NCSL Table 11 (updated Dec. 2025): ballot receipt/postmark deadline
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