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AR HB1064

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/11/2024

Primary Sponsor

David Whitaker

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Adds persons over 65 years of age on election day as a new category of voters eligible to cast absentee ballots in Arkansas elections

  • Absentee ballot applications for voters over 65 remain valid for one calendar year unless withdrawn by the voter

  • County clerks must mail absentee ballots to qualifying voters over 65 no later than 25 days before each election during the calendar year

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 7-5-402 to expand existing absentee voting eligibility, which currently covers unavoidable absence, illness/disability, and religious observance

  • Authorizes the Secretary of State to prescribe separate absentee ballot application forms for persons over 65

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning Absentee Voting; And To Allow Persons Over Sixty-five Years Of Age To Vote By Absentee Ballot.

Last Action

WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR

3/12/2025

Committee Referrals

State Agencies and Governmental Affairs1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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