Voting guide for 2024 general election in Arkansas | What to know before casting your ballot

To register, Arkansans are required to fill out a paper Voter Registration Application. There isn't online voter registration in Arkansas.

Where can I get an application? 

• Print a form from the Arkansas Secretary of State's website (both English and Spanish forms are available)
• Request an application on the Secretary of State's website (though it might not arrive on time)
• Or pick up from:
  • Local county clerk
  • Local revenue or DMV office
  • Public library
  • Disability agency
  • Military recruitment office

Registration requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be an Arkansas resident
• Must be 18 or older
• Generally cannot be a convicted felon. (However, voting rights can restored. Learn more here)
• Cannot be "presently adjudged as mentally incompetent" 

ID requirements

The application requires Arkansans to provide their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number on the application. 

In Arkansas, early voting begins Oct. 21 and will run through Nov. 4. Times and locations may vary depending on the county you reside in. 

Benton County

• Benton County Administration Building at 215 East Central Ave. in Bentonville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• County Clerk's Office 707 South Lincoln St. in Siloam Springs
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Benton County Election Commission at 1428 West Walnut St. in Rogers
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Bella Vista Community Church at 75 East Lancashire Drive in Bella Vista
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Bella Vista Recreation Center at 3 Riordan Dr. in Bella Vista
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• First Landmark Baptist Church at 206 SE 28th St. in Bentonville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Bogle Family Public Services Building at 1204 SW 14th St. in Bentonville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Centerton Community Building at 290 Main St. in Centerton
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Gravette Civic Center at 401 Charlotte St. SE in Gravette
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• NEBCO Community Building at 17823 Marshall St. in Gravette
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Grace Lutheran Church at 415 North 6th Pl. in Lowell
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The Ridge Church at 836 N Curtis Ave. in Pea Ridge 
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunnyside Baptist Church at 210 E Locust St. in Rogers
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• First Baptist Church in Rogers at 3364 W Pleasant Grove Dr. in Rogers
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Siloam Springs Community Building at 110 North Mt. Olive St. in Siloam Springs
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Franklin County

• Ozark Training Room at 120 South 2nd St. in Ozark
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Charleston Courthouse at 607 East Main St. in Charleston
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Johnson County

• Johnson County Courthouse at 215 West Main St. in Clarksville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Logan County

• Paris Courthouse at 25 West Walnut St. in Paris 
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Booneville Courthouse at 366 North Broadway Avenue in Booneville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Madison County

• Madison County Courthouse at 201 West Main St. in Huntsville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Scott County 

• Memorial Hall at 96 South Main St. in Waldron
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sebastian County

Sites

• Sebastian County Courthouse - Room G8 at 35 South 6th St. in Fort Smith
• Martin Luther King Park at 1901 N Greenwood Ave. in Fort Smith
• Creekmore Community Center at 3301 South M St. in Fort Smith
• Greenwood Sebastian County Fairgrounds at 530 East Knoxville St. in Greenwood
• Ben Geren Park Tornado Shelter at 7200 Zero St. in Fort Smith

The following hours apply to each site in Sebastian County: 

• Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washington County

• Washington County Courthouse at 280 North College Ave. in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• American Legion at 200 Spring St. in Springdale
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Christian Life Cathedral at 1285 Millsap Rd. in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 22 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Elkins Community Center at 162 Doolin Dr. in Elkins
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Elmdale Baptist Church at 1700 West Huntsville in Springdale
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 22 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 23 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Oct. 24 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Fayetteville Public Library at 401 West Mountain St. in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 21 to 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• First Church of Nazarene at 2300 South 40th St. in Springdale
  • Oct. 22 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Main Street Baptist Church at 59 West Main St. in Farmington
  • Oct. 22 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Medical Arts Pharmacy at 2515 East Huntsville in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Prairie Grove Fire Station at 131 South Neal St. in Prairie Grove
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Rise Physical Therapy at 2668 East Citizens Dr. in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Springdale Public Library at 405 South Pleasant in Springdale
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tontitown City Hall at 235 East Henri De Tonti Blvd. in Tontitown
  • Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Oct. 23 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Unity of Fayetteville Church at 4880 West Wedington in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• West Fork Community Center at 222 Webber St. in West Fork
  • Oct. 21 to Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Alumni House: U of A at 491 North Razorback Rd. in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 28 to Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Christ Church of NWA at 4201 North Shiloh Dr. in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Lincoln Public Library at 107 West Bean St. in Lincoln
  • Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sonora Baptist Church at 17330 East Hwy 412 in Springdale
  • Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Springdale Civic Center at 2323 South Old Missouri Rd. in Springdale
  • Oct. 29 to Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Walton Arts Center at 495 West Dickson St. in Fayetteville
  • Oct. 28 to Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

5NEWS has reached out to Crawford County for their early voting sites and will update this article once they are available. Arkansas residents can also check polling sites near them on Voter View. 

Once you figure out where to cast your vote, it is important to know what to expect when you get there. Here's all you need to know about the voting process on Election Day in Arkansas.

Voting process

When you arrive at the polling site, a poll worker will ask for your legal name, address, and date of birth. 

You will need to show an ID to vote. Acceptable forms of ID include:

• Arkansas driver's license
• Arkansas photo identification card
• Concealed handgun carry license
• United States passport
• Employee badge or identification document issued by an accredited postsecondary education institution in the State of Arkansas
• United States military identification document
• Public assistance identification card if the card shows a photograph of the person to whom the document or identification card was issued
• Voter verification card

If you're voting for the first time in Arkansas, registered to vote by mail, and didn't submit a copy of your ID when you registered, you will need to show your ID to vote. Acceptable forms include:

• Driver's license or non-driver's license ID
• Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or another government document with your name and address

If you are unable to provide an ID, you will be able to vote a provisional ballot. For your provisional ballot to be counted, you must return to your county board of election commissioners or county clerk by noon the Monday following the election and present a document or identification card meeting the requirements described above.

Once your identification is verified, you will need to sign the Precinct Voter Registration List. The election official will then add your name to the day's list of voters. 

After signing, the poll worker will hand you a ballot to cast your vote. Each voter has 10 minutes to cast their votes, so it is recommended to have an idea of how you plan to vote before arriving at the polls. For sample ballots, click here.  

Don't forget to review your ballot before officially submitting it. Learn more by visiting the Arkansas Secretary of State's website or contacting your local election office.

Before you cast your vote during early voting or on Election Day, it's important to know who or what will appear on your ballot. Not only will Arkansans decide on the next president, but there are also a handful of statewide races to focus on, including Supreme Court chief justice, state treasurer, and representatives for U.S. Congress. 

Presidential candidates

Arkansans and Americans across the country will decide who will be the next president of the United States. 

Although Republican candidate former President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris are the main focus for several voters, there are a handful of third-party candidates who will also appear on Arkansans' ballots. 

Jill Stein, an American physician, is the Green Party candidate alongside her running mate Rudolph "Butch" Ware. Stein also previously ran as the Green Party presidential candidate in 2016 and 2012. 

Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver previously ran for Congress multiple times in Georgia. Now, the 38-year-old is trying his hand at the presidential bid alongside his running mate Mike ter Maat. 

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will appear on ballots across Arkansas with running mate Nicole Shanahan, but the Independent duo has dropped out of the race. 

Peter Sonski and running mate Lauren Onak will be the presidential candidates for the American Solidarity Party. 

Michael Wood will appear on the ballot with running mate John Pietrowski for the Prohibition Party. 

U.S. House of Representatives candidates

District 3

Voters in parts of Sebastian, Benton, Washington, Madison, and Crawford counties will decide between incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, Democratic candidate Caitlin Draper, or Libertarian candidate Bobby Wilson for the 3rd Congressional District seat. 

Womack has served in the U.S. Congress since 2011. He serves as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and a chairman of its Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. He also works on the Defense and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittees. 

Before being elected as a representative, Womack served as the mayor of Rogers for 12 years. In 2009, Womack retired from the Arkansas Army National Guard where he served as a colonel. He is an alumnus of Arkansas Tech University. 

Draper of Fayetteville is a social worker with a focus on treating anxiety disorders, eating disorders, depression, autism spectrum disorder, and maternal mental health. She works as an adjunct lecturer in the School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas. Draper obtained her master's in Social Work from the University of Arkansas. She is originally from Dallas but has been living in Fayetteville since attending the university. 

Wilson of Bentonville previously worked in management. He describes himself as fiscally conservative and technologically progressive. 

District 4

For parts of Sebastian, Scott, Franklin, Johnson, and Logan counties, voters will decide on either reelecting the Republican incumbent Rep. Bruce Westerman or electing Democratic candidate Risie Howard.

Westerman of Hot Springs has represented Arkansas's 4th Congressional District since 2015. He serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and is the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee. Westerman previously served as Arkansas's first Republican House Majority Leader in the Arkansas General Assembly between 2013 and 2014. 

Prior to his political career, Westerman worked as an engineer at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs for 22 years. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering. 

Howard of Pine Bluff is an attorney at the George Howard Jr. Legal Center, LLC. Her late father, George Howard, served as a U.S. district judge from 1980 to 2007. Howard previously ran for the 11th West Judicial Circuit, Division 4, in 2022. She is an alumna of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. 

For a map of the congressional districts in Arkansas, click here. 

State Supreme Court candidates

In the March primaries, four people ran for the Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice position. 

Results from the March election: 

• Justice Karen Baker: 27.17%
• Former state Rep. Jay Martin: 20.61%
• Justice Barbara Webb 25.89%
• Justice Rhonda Wood: 26.33%

In a close race between at least three candidates who all currently serve on the court, it was determined that Baker and Wood would go to a runoff in the general election. 

Baker has been on the court as an associate justice since 2011. She has previous experience as an associate judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals and as a circuit, chancery, and juvenile judge at the 20th Judicial District. 

Wood was elected to the court in 2022. She previously served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals and as a circuit judge at the 20th Judicial District. 

A win by one of the two sitting justices would give the court its first woman elected as chief justice in history. Additionally, whichever justice fills the chief justice position, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is required to appoint someone to their vacant position. 

State treasurer candidates

Gov. Sanders appointed Larry Walther to serve as state treasurer until January 2025 after former state treasurer Mark Lowery died in 2023 — one year after he was elected to serve a four-year term. 

In the November election, a candidate will be elected to serve the last two years of Lowery's term.

Secretary of State John Thurston announced his bid for state treasurer in August 2023. Thurston was reelected as secretary of state in 2022, which also comes with a four-year term. If the Republican candidate is elected as state treasurer, Gov. Sanders will be required to appoint someone to serve the remainder of Thurston's secretary of state term. 

Thurston is a lifelong resident of Saline County. Before being elected as secretary of state, he served as commissioner of state lands for 8 years. 

John Pagan, who is running for state treasurer as the Democratic candidate, is a sixth-generation Arkansan from Little Rock. He previously served in the state senate on the Revenue and Taxation Committee. He also served on the Pulaski County Quorum Court while teaching at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock law school, which is now called William H. Bowen School of Law. For six years of his 40-year academic career, Pagan worked as dean of the University of Richmond School of Law. 

Libertarian candidate Michael Pakko is a Chief Economic Forecaster at the Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Before moving to Arkansas, he spent 16 years working at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as a research economist and officer. Pakko currently serves as Libertarian Party of Arkansas chair. 

State representative candidates

• District 7 (Benton County)
  • David McPherson (D)
  • Rep. Brit McKenzie (R) — incumbent  
• District 8 (Benton County)
  • Rep. Austin McCollum (R) — incumbent
  • Michael Kalagias (L) 
• District 10 (Benton County)
  • Kate Schaffer (D)
  • Rep. Mindy McAlindon (R) — incumbent
• District 11 (Parts of Benton County and Washington County)
  • Rey Hernandez (D)
  • Rep. Rebecca Burkes (R) — incumbent
• District 12 (Benton County)
  • David Barber (D)
  • Rep. Hope Hendren Duke (R) — incumbent
• District 13 (Benton County)
  • Ashley Sheys (D)
  • Rep. Scott Richardson (R) — incumbent
• District 14 (Benton County)
  • Nick Burkes (R) 
  • Jacob Malloy (D)
• District 15 (Benton County)
  • Stephanie Funk (D) 
  • Rep. John Carr (R) — incumbent
• District 18 (Washington County)
  • Justin Meeks (D)
  • Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R) — incumbent
• District 24 (Parts of Washington and Crawford County)
  • Brad Hall (R)
  • Ryan Intchauspe (D)
• District 25 (Parts of Washington, Crawford, and Franklin County)
  • Caitlin Oxford (D)
  • Rep. Chad Puryear (R) — incumbent
• District 45 (Johnson County)
  • Whitney Sheree Freeman (D)
  • Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R) — incumbent
• District 51 (Sebastian County)
  • Rep. Rep. Cindy Crawford (R) — incumbent
  • Jane-Ellen Udouj-Kutchka (D)

Candidates in Districts 16, 17, 20, 23, 26, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 52 are running unopposed. 

See a House District map here. 

State senate candidates

• District 34 (Benton County)
  • Sen. Jim Dotson (R) — incumbent
  • Kaylee Wedgeworth (D)

See Senate District map here. 

Lottery scholarships

Issue 1 is identified by the popular name "Allowing State Lottery Proceeds to Fund Vocational or Technical School Scholarships for Arkansans."

If passed, this amendment would allow lottery proceeds to go toward scholarships and grants to Arkansans enrolled in colleges or universities (two-year or four-year), a vocational-technical school, or a technical institute. These schools can be either private or public. 

State Rep. Robin Lundstrum and State Sen. Jane English sponsored the proposal. It was approved by the Arkansas State Legislature and Gov. Sanders in April 2023. 

For the ballot's full text, click here. 

Casino

Issue 2 is an amendment that would require countywide special elections before issuing any casino licenses in Arkansas. The measure would also repeal the Pope County license, which voters originally approved in 2018. 

The Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018 created four casino licenses in Crittenden, Garland, Pope, and Jefferson counties. Casinos will remain in all counties except for Pope if this measure passes. 

In addition to amending the 2018 measure, the ballot item would reduce the number of casino licenses that the Arkansas Racing Commission is required to issue from four to three. 

If passed, the amendment would be in effect starting Nov. 13, 2024. 

At this time, the Arkansas Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit challenging the measure. It is still unclear whether votes on Election Day will count for Issue 2. 

For the ballot's full text, click here. 

Expanding medical marijuana access

Although Issue 3 will appear on ballots across Arkansas, the votes will not count toward the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024 at this time. 

Organizers of the measure, Arkansans for Patient Access, fell short of the required signatures during a 30-day cure period, according to Secretary of State John Thurston. 

Thurston said the group turned in 10,521 valid signatures during the cure period, bringing the total number of signatures to 88,040. The statewide requirement is 90,704 signatures. 

On Oct. 1, Arkansans for Patient Access sued Thurston and argued that he wrongfully refused to validate and count signatures because some paid canvassers were not registered before collecting signatures.

"It appears that the certification of the Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2023 has been blocked for reasons unrelated to the proposal's merits, with political motives influencing the decision," the group said.

The amendment would have expanded Arkansans' access to medical marijuana by allowing more healthcare professionals to prescribe the drug. 

The measure would have also expanded the conditions treated by weed. 

Under the measure, access to medical marijuana cards would have been expanded to non-Arkansas residents. It would have also extended the expiration date of these cards from one year to three years. For those with existing cards, two years of use would've been added. 

For the ballot's full text, click here. 

5NEWS has compiled a list of local ordinances and contested candidates that will appear on residents' ballots this November. 

Note: We are still waiting on sample ballots from Crawford and Sebastian counties and will update this list once they are available. 

Benton County

Justice of the Peace

• District 2
  • Alex Tabor (D)
  • Justice of the Peace Ken Farmer (R) — incumbent
• District 3
  • Evangeline Beaumont (D)
  • Justice of the Peace Richard McKeehan (R) — incumbent
• District 4
  • Erin Taylor (D)
  • Michael Miller (R)
• District 5
  • Steven Baker (D)
  • Justice of the Peace Carrie Perrien Smith (R) — incumbent
• District 7
  • Justice of the Peace Joseph Bollinger (R) — incumbent
  • Kelly Silkorski (D)
• District 8
  • Carol Vella (D)
  • Justice of the Peace Joel Jones (R) — incumbent
• District 10 
  • Justice of the Peace Danny McCrackin (R) — incumbent
  • Lon Cross (D)
• District 11
  • Justice of the Peace Dustin Todd (R) — incumbent
  • Cody Martin (L)
• District 14
  • Justice of the Peace Bethany Rosenbaum (R) — incumbent
  • Melody Miller (D)
• District 15
  • Justice of the Peace Joel Edwards (R) — incumbent
  • Brian Leach (L)

Bella Vista

• Bella Vista City Council
  • Ward 1, Position 1
    • Council member Jerry Snow — incumbent
    • Joel Steinle
    • Travis Harp
    • Frosty Merriott
  • Ward 2, Position 1
    • Jeremy Bridges 
    • Shea Newport
  • Ward 3, Position 1
    • Anna Isbell
    • Mark Bradley 
    • Council member Doug Fowler — incumbent

Bentonville

• Mayor
  • Steve Galen
  • Mayor Stephanie Orman — incumbent
• City Attorney
  • Nicholas "Nick" Henry
  • R. Garrett Ham
• City Council
  • Ward 3, Position 2
    • Council member Bill Burckart — incumbent
    • Sara Folkins
  • Ward 4, Position 2
    • Jocelyn Lampkin
    • Council member Holly Hook — incumbent
    • Nick Slagle
• Bentonville School District Millage (for or against)
  • Allocating the 48 mill school tax rate — which is the same rate currently being collected — for general maintenance and operations (25 mills), purchasing school buses (2 mills), and debt services (21 mills). 

Centerton

• City Council, Ward 2, Position 1
  • Wendy Henson
  • Council member Keith Higginbotham — incumbent
  • Michael Commet
  • Joe Rhine

Decatur

• City Council
  • Ward 1, Position 1
    • Council member Sandra Duncan — incumbent
    • Shelia Verser
  • Ward 2, Position 1
    • James Jessen
    • Council member John David Johnson — incumbent
  • Ward 2, Position 2
    • Rob Short
    • Danny Harrington

Elm Springs

• City Council, Ward 1, Position 1
  • Paul Fontaine
  • Will Schuhknecht

Garfield

• City Council, Ward 1, Position 2
  • Gina Kingston
  • Jon Rambo

Gateway

• City Council, Position 1
  • Don A. Deckard
  • Chrissy DeSantiago

Gravette

• City Council, Ward 3, Position 2
  • Larry Weihe
  • Desireen Whitten

Highfill

• City ordinance
  • Highfill council members should be elected to staggered four-year terms
    • For
    • Against

Little Flock

• City Council, Ward 2, Position 1
  • Sherry Moncrief
  • Natalie Tibbs

Lowell

• City Council
  • Ward 1, Position 1
    • Emilee Reach
    • Bill Adams
  • Ward 2, Position 1
    • Roy Brunson
    • Rodney Judy
  • Ward 3, Position 1
    • Andrew McIndoe
    • Scott Mendham
  • Ward 4, Position 1
    • Council member Steve Whitehead — incumbent
    • Dwayne Snyder
• Pleasure Heights Volunteer Fire Department levy of dues (for or against)
  • Increasing levy of the fire department dues from $40 to $100 annually to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as property taxes. 
• Hickory Creek Volunteer Fire Department levy of dues (for or against)
  • Increasing levy of the fire department dues from $40 to $100 annually to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as property taxes. 

Pea Ridge

• City Council
  • Ward 1, Position 1
    • Bobby Morrison
    • Matt Blood
  • Ward 2, Position 1
    • Steven Guthrie
    • Michael Alldredge
    • Wendy Harding

Rogers

• Mayor
  • Justice of the Peace Chris Latimer
  • Mayor Greg Hines — incumbent
• City Council
  • Ward 1, Position 2
    • Chris Collins
    • Council member Betsy Reithemeyer 
  • Ward 2, Position 2
    • Colin Cope
    • Carissa Cummings
    • Council member Margaret "Marge" Wolf — incumbent
  • Ward 3, Position 2
    • Jessica Edmond
    • Mandel Samuels
    • Alicia Hayes
    • Hayes Minor
  • Ward 4, Position 2
    • Cyndall Hill
    • Council member Roger Surly — incumbent

Siloam Springs

• Mayor
  • Mayor Judy Nation is unopposed
• Board of Directors
  • Position 5
    • Reid Carroll
    • Jason Lanker
    • Kevin Williams
  • Position 6
    • Brad Burns
    • Mark Long
    • Nathaniel Gunneman
  • Position 7
    • David Allen
    • Don Clark II
• Sunday alcohol sales (for or against)
• Annexation of contiguous territory to the city of Siloam Springs (for or against)

Springdale

• Mayor
  • Mayor Doug Sprouse is unopposed
• City council candidates are unopposed

Springtown

• City Council, Position 4
  • Sami Lynn Ruis
  • Madi Taylor

Sulphur Springs

• City Council, Ward 2, Position 1
  • Jennifer Thurlo
  • Kamey Kelvinson

Franklin County

Candidates running for justice of the peace, constable, Ozark City Council, Charleston City Council, Branch City Council, Altus City Council, and Wiederkehr Village City Council are running unopposed. 

Prairie Township 

• Alcohol sales in Prairie Township, Franklin County, Arkansas (for or against)
  • Allow the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages
  • Repeal abolition of the sale and manufacturing of liquors 
  • Allow the director of the Arkansas Alcohol Beverage Control Division to grant licenses for the sale and manufacturing of alcoholic beverages

Denning

• City Council, Position 5
  • William Rives
  • Mary Denise Ross
• All other candidates are running unopposed

Johnson County

Clarksville

• City Council
  • Ward 1, Position 1
    • Susan Edens
    • Robert Thompson
  • Ward 2, Position 1
    • Christel Thompson 
    • Bartley "Bob" Schwegler
• Clarksville School District Millage (for or against)
  • Allocating the 39.3 mill school tax rate — which is the same rate currently being collected — for general maintenance and operations (25 mills) and debt services (14.3 mills). 

Knoxville

• Ordinance to elect one alderman for each ward (for or against)
  • The Knoxville City Council currently has four elected council members. This ordinance would introduce four new positions to the council, an alderman for each ward. If passed, the voters would elect aldermen to staggered four-year terms. 

Logan County

Justice of the Peace

• District 10
  • Christopher Loftin (R)
  • JP Jeanne Andrews (D)
• District 11 
  • Brenda Haley Brewer (R)
  • JP Dottie L. Williams (D)

Booneville

• Booneville City Council, Alderman Ward 3, Position 3
  • Amanda Farris
  • Andrew Hubble

Scranton

• Scranton City Council, Alderman Ward 1, Position 1
  • Laura Jo Dixon
  • William A. Ahne

Magazine

• Magazine School District Millage (for or against)
  • Allocating the 39 mill school tax rate — which is the same rate currently being collected — for general maintenance and operations (25 mills) and debt services (14 mills). 

Madison County

All candidates running for justice of the peace, constable, alderman, and city council member are unopposed.  

Scott County

Scott County has no contested local races. 

Washington County

Justice of the Peace

• District 1
  • Sarah Hampton (D)
  • Bradley Burns (R)
• District 2 
  • Nestor Briceno (D)
  • JP David Wilson (R) — incumbent
• District 4
  • Vladimir Lopez (D)
  • Bill Ussery (R)
• District 6
  • Shannon Freas (D)
  • JP Lisa Ecke (R) — incumbent
• District 7
  • Sherry Main (D)
  • JP Charles Dean (R) — incumbent
• District 10 
  • Amanda Foster (D)
  • JP Robert Dennis (R) — incumbent
• District 14
  • Ash Lee Hicks (D)
  • JP Gary Ricker (R) — incumbent
• District 15
  • Chad Breckelbaum (D)
  • JP Butch Pond (R) — incumbent

Cane Hill

• Manufacture or sale of alcohol for precinct 1 and 2 (for or against)

Elm Springs

• City Council, Ward 1, Position 1
  • Paul Fontaine
  • Will Schuhknecht

All other city council candidates are uncontested.

Farmington

• City Council
  • Ward 3, Position 1
    • Brenda Cunningham
    • Justin Coyne
  • Ward 4, Position 1
    • Council member Diane Bryant — incumbent
    • William Loyd

Fayetteville

• Mayor
  • Mayor Lioneld Jordan — incumbent
  • Molly Rawn
  • Tom Terminella
  • Adam Fire Cat
• City clerk/treasurer
  • City Clerk Kara Paxton — incumbent
  • Lorinda Smith
• City council
  • Ward 1, Position 2
    • Council member D'Andre Jones — incumbent
    • Jody Verser
  • Ward 2, Position 2
    • Council member Mike Wiederkehr — incumbent
    • Jess Buchanan
  • Ward 4, Position 2
    • Brandon Spicher
    • Todd Hertzberg
    • Monique Jones
• Sunday alcohol sales (for or against)
  • Authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages in Fayetteville on Sunday between 10 a.m. to midnight for off-premises consumption

Goshen

• Annexation of contiguous territory to the city of Goshen (for or against)

City council candidates and the recorder/treasurer candidate are uncontested. 

Greenland

• Adopting 1.5% sales and use tax (for or against)
  • The city of Greenland currently has a 1% sales and use tax. If this ordinance is approved, the sales and use tax would increase by 0.5% and go toward paying and securing the repayment of bonds approved by the voters and issued by the city to finance capital improvements. After paying debt services and if no bonds are outstanding, the money will go toward the general purposes of the city government. 
• Sewer improvement bonds
  • The bond would provide permanent financing for all or some of the costs to improve the city's sewer system. The net collections of the proposed 1.5% sales and use tax would go toward sewer improvement bonds of $8.5 million. If the sales and use tax ordinance does not pass or the tax total is insufficient to pay the bonds, the bonds will be paid through a sewer surcharge paid by customers. 

City council candidates are uncontested.

Johnson

•  City Council, Ward 1, Position 2
  • Dan Cross
  • Kristyna Mason

All other city council candidates are uncontested.

Prairie Grove

• City Council
  • Ward 1, Position2
    • Brian Hawkins
    • Billy Lofton
    • Audrey Wetzel
  • Ward 2, Position 2
    • Brandon Van Sickel
    • Council member Brea Gragg  — incumbent
  • Ward 3, Position 2
    • Kevin Andrews
    • Kyle Lewis

Ward 4, Position 2 candidate is uncontested.

Springdale

• Mayor
  • Mayor Doug Sprouse is unopposed
• City council candidates are unopposed

Tontitown

• City Council
  • Ward 3, Position 1
    • Mike Washkowiak
    • Paul Colvin Jr. 
    • Chad McCone
  • Ward 3, Position 2 
    • Council member Tim Burress
    • James Dean 
    • Brett Arent
    • Chris Trout
  • Ward 1 Position 1, Ward 2 Position 2, Ward 2 Position 1, and Ward 2 Position 2 are uncontested races
• Voters will decide to levy a 0.75% sales and use tax to go toward the following bonds (the bonds that are approved may be combined into a single issue or may be issued in a series):
  • Refunding bonds and taxes for the maximum amount of $1.4 million (for or against)
  • Police improvement bonds for the maximum amount of $7.1 million (for or against)
  • Street improvement bonds for the maximum amount of $7.1 million (for or against)
  • Water improvement bonds for the maximum amount of $5.5 million (for or against)
  • Parks and Recreation improvement bonds for the maximum amount of $1.1 million (for or against)
• Tontitown Volunteer Fire Department dues (for or against)
  • Annual dues not to exceed $75 per residence and $200 per business

Winslow

• City Council, Ward 2, Position 1
  • Cory Duncan
  • Kymberlon Clark

All other city council candidates are running unopposed.

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