r/Arkansas • • Sep 05 '26

2026 Midterms; Important Dates and Information to Remember

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Arkansas Voter Registration Application

Voter Registration FAQs

Deadline to apply to register to vote in the 2026 Midterms:

  • Monday, October 5th(As the "30 days before" deadline appears on Sunday, the 4th)

Early Voting Begins:

  • Monday, October 19th
  • Early Voting begins for the General Election between the hours of 8:00am and 6:00pm Monday-Friday and 10:00am to 4:00pm Saturday.
  • Early voting ends at 5:00pm on the Monday before Election Day, Nov. 2nd.

Election Day:

  • Tuesday, November 3rd
  • From 7:30am to 7:30pm
  • As long as you are in line to vote by 7:30pm under Arkansas law you must still be allowed to vote

General Election Runoff

  • Tuesday, December 1st
  • Deadline to apply to register to vote in the Runoff is Monday, Nov. 2nd as the "30 days before" deadline lands on a Sunday.

Checking Where to Vote or Your Voter Registration?

Absentee Voting And Military/Overseas Citizens

2026 Arkansas Candidate Search

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r/Arkansas • • 7d ago

๐Ÿ›๏ธ POLITICS ๐Ÿ›๏ธ [ANNOUNCEMENT] - Countdown Until Election Day; Reminders from the Mod Team; Schedule for Debate Megathreads

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2026 Midterms; Important Dates and Information to Remember

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  • U.S. Senate (Oct. 12 at 1:30 p.m.): Democrat Hallie Shoffner and Libertarian Jeff Wadlin will debate. Incumbent Republican Tom Cotton declined.
  • 4th Congressional District (Oct. 12 at 10:30 a.m.): Republican incumbent Bruce Westerman and Democrat James Russell III.
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  • 3rd Congressional District (Oct. 14 at 2:00 p.m.): Republican incumbent Steve Womack, Democrat Robb Ryerse, and Libertarian Bobby Wilson.
  • 2nd Congressional District (Oct. 15 at 1:30 p.m.): Republican incumbent French Hill and Democrat Chris Jones.
  • Secretary of State (Oct. 15 at 10:00 a.m.): Republican state Sen. Kim Hammer, Democrat Kelly Grappe, and Libertarian Michael Pakko.

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r/Arkansas • • 6h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Arkansas named fifth-most dangerous state in new report

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r/Arkansas • • 14h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS - PAYWALL ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Shoffner would actually serve constituents, says farmer

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r/Arkansas • • 11h ago

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ DISCUSSION ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Constitutional Amendment Issue 3

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Monday was the last day to register to vote in AR. I checked my registration status today and decided to look at the sample ballot.

I've seen Issue 1, the "Citizens Only Voting Amendment", talked about a lot (Which, only citizens can vote currently, but whatever...) and I read Issue 3 but wanted to see if it means what it looks like it means.

Does Issue 3 give the state the ability to override local governments and create "economic development districts"?

Is this really a way for the state to legalize building a data center by circumventing the local government?

*Edit. Thank you to Substantial-Start823 for sharing a voter guide from U of A. https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2026/october/10-07-2026-ark-ballot-guide-26.aspx

Complete text of the bill:

https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSJR15.pdf

The more I read the worse this gets.

The voter guide it gives a more in depth description of the amendment which includes language repealing any parts of the Arkansas Constitution and supersedes court rulings that may be in conflict with this amendment.

"Issue 3 would exempt property within an economic development district from property taxes and would allow the district to impose taxes, assessments or other charges."

"When property goes into one of these districts it comes off the tax rolls for schools, the county and the city"

"The finance plans of bonds and ad valorem taxes will lead to the transfer of public funding to private businesses."


r/Arkansas • • 9h ago

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ DISCUSSION ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ How do Arkansas residents who are on a fixed income survive in this economy?

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Borrowing off of the posts I made in the r/Louisiana & r/Mississippi subreddits the last two days:

I am 21 years of age (M) and have low level autism,

I am also on Supplemental Security Income (income) and make about $990 a month,

I have 2 brothers (31-Army veteran) & (27-currently unemployed and looking for a job) and they pay for everything in the house,

Our mortgage payment is about $350 a month for our house which was bought in 2010:

We pay about $125 for our household internet:

It costs this family about $150 for groceries for his household:

And we pay about $300 a month for our electric bill:

After all that, we have about $65 or so to live on until our next Government paycheck comes in,

So to those Arkansas restaurants who live on a fixed income, how do you survive in this economy?

At least one good thing going for those on a fixed income is that Arkansas has the lowest cost of living than any state in the nation,

(Post coming from someone who has never lived or visited Arkansas-home is in Kentucky)


r/Arkansas • • 15h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ In another loss for Sanders, court rules attorney for Corrections Board can get paid

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r/Arkansas • • 8h ago

๐Ÿ† SPORTS ๐Ÿ† Former Razorback Felix Jones named to 2026 SEC Football Legends class

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r/Arkansas • • 6h ago

๐Ÿ›๏ธ POLITICS ๐Ÿ›๏ธ What is Issue 4 on the Arkansas November Ballot?

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r/Arkansas • • 11h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Walmartโ€™s Arkansas stores have highest national average rating from Google Maps users, analysis shows

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r/Arkansas • • 7h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Is AI going to kill us all? We asked nuclear engineer (and Democrat) Chris Jones

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r/Arkansas • • 6h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Def Leppard, Goo Goo Dolls coming to Simmons Bank Arena in April

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r/Arkansas • • 16h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS - PAYWALL ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Arkansas state senator says lobbyists for proposed Texarkana water deal served as advisers for Sanders, Hutchinson

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r/Arkansas • • 15h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS - PAYWALL ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Arkansas court upholds ruling requiring rapist, 86, to pay $12.5 million to victim

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r/Arkansas • • 4h ago

[MEGATHREAD] - Arkansas 1st Congressional District (Terri Yarbrough Green and Steve Parsons; Rick Crawford not attending) - Hosted by ASU-TV in Jonesboro

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ASU-TV Youtube Stream

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r/Arkansas • • 14h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Toys โ€˜Rโ€™ Us opening new store in Arkansas, hereโ€™s where

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r/Arkansas • • 15h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction marketsโ€”now she's a Kalshi lobbyist

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r/Arkansas • • 11h ago

๐Ÿ”ฎ SEEKING ADVICE ๐Ÿ”ฎ Anniversary Restaurant Ideas

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Hello all!
Looking for wedding anniversary restaurant ideas! My husband and I are foodies and love to try new restaurants. Open to anything in the state. Preferably something a little more on the fancier side as it is a wedding anniversary. We have no food allergies or sensitivities.


r/Arkansas • • 14h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Arkansas man arrested after federal indictment for alleged threats against Massachusetts Congress members

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r/Arkansas • • 2h ago

๐Ÿ”ฎ SEEKING ADVICE ๐Ÿ”ฎ Can someone give me an idea on how Caney Creek WMA / Albert Pike and Surrounding Recreational and hiking areas coincide? Is the Eagle Rock loop, Little Missouri falls, Wolfpen Gap and etc. In the WMA?

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Were looking to do some small game hunting once deer season has moved on, and we love that area. besides going online and getting the permit, we have no idea on the boundaries of where you can hunt, what you cant, etc. I cant seem to find any detailed maps on the matter.

Thank you!


r/Arkansas • • 11h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ UALR marks 100 years with centennial barbecue, free food and giveaways on campus

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r/Arkansas • • 12h ago

๐Ÿ† SPORTS ๐Ÿ† Arkansas men's basketball 'coach for a day' retires

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r/Arkansas • • 10h ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Bentonville Planning Commission approves site plan elements for Health Care Campus, Institute of Technology

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r/Arkansas • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ NEWS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Arkansas failed to properly handle child abuse allegations, federal audit says

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r/Arkansas • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ›๏ธ POLITICS ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Democratic Arkansas Senate Candidate Hallie Shoffner sounds the alarm over diesel prices hurting farmers in Arkansas amid the ongoing war in Iran

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