Arkansas
What you'll need:
print out the .PDF
envelope and stamp (optional)
Step 1: Absentee Ballot Application (Click) - Adobe Acrobat Format. Please fill in all information completely and accurately
Step 2: Fill out the PDF.
a. Fill out your name and date at the top of the form
b. Fill out all the sections correctly
c. Select "I will be unable to attend the polls on Election Day because of illness or physical disability"
d. Select the "General Election" for type of election
e. Then sign the form at the bottom
Step 3: Send this to County Clerk's office. Click here to find your County Clerk.
Arkansas' Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting
To receive an absentee ballot, you need to request to have an absentee ballot application sent to you by contacting your County Clerk (click here) in the county where you are registered to vote. You may also download an absentee ballot application (click here).
Qualifications
To be qualified to vote an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following criteria:
Note: On your application you may designate how you wish to receive your ballot: by picking it up in person, by mail, or bearer. UOCAVA voters have an additional delivery option for their absentee ballot (click here).
Please contact your Arkansas County Clerk with any questions about the absentee voting process. You can find your clerk here.
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 Uniformed Services, merchant marines or the spouse or a dependant family member and are away from your polling location due to the member’s active duty status, OR
A U.S. citizen whose residence is in Arkansas but is temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States.
Deadline for Submission of Application:
In Person: by close of business the day BEFORE the election
By Designated Bearer or Administrator: 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 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.
Deadline for Ballot Pickup:
By Designated Bearers: no earlier than 15 days before a preferential primary election, general election, school election or special election and no earlier than 7 days before a runoff election.
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.
Deadline for Delivery of Voted Ballot to County Clerk:
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 or email a ballot. UOCAVA voters must vote their ballot by Election Day, and it must be received by their county clerk by 5:00p.m. 10 days after the election.By Authorized Agent: by 7:30 p.m. ON election day
Questions
You can also contact the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office with any questions or concerns at voterservices@sos.arkansas.gov.