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AR HB1037
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Collins
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AI Summary
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Allows persons aged 16 or 17 years old to preregister to vote in Arkansas if they meet all other eligibility requirements (U.S. citizenship, no felony conviction, not adjudged mentally incompetent)
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Preregistered 16 and 17-year-olds are added to the voter registration list with a designation indicating they cannot vote until turning 18, with the designation automatically removed upon reaching voting age
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Changes the voter registration application form question from "Will you be eighteen (18) years of age on or before election day?" to "Are you sixteen (16) years of age or older?"
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Requires county Permanent Registrars to include preregistered 16 and 17-year-olds in their annual voter registration counts certified to the Secretary of State by June 1st each year
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Amends Arkansas Constitution Amendment 51 under the authority granted by Amendment 51, § 19
Legislative Description
An Act To Create The Preregistration To Vote Act; And To Amend Provisions Of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, Under The Authority Granted By Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 19.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
5/5/2025