Arkansas: Do you need an ID to vote?
Arkansas requires photo ID; a voter without it casts a provisional ballot that counts only if ID is shown by noon the following Monday.
Accepted IDs include a driver's license, photo ID card, concealed carry license, U.S. passport, Arkansas college ID, military ID, public assistance photo ID, or a free voter ID card, and they may be expired up to four years. Approved digital formats are allowed. Residents of licensed long-term care facilities may instead give documentation from the facility administrator. A voter without ID must show photo ID to the county clerk or county election board by noon on the Monday after the election for the provisional ballot to count.
Conditions
- Photo ID issued by the U.S., Arkansas, or an Arkansas college or trade school
- ID may be expired up to four years
- Without ID: provisional ballot, with photo ID due by noon the Monday after the election
What the law says
(B) The voter subsequently verifies their voter registration to either the county clerk or the county board by noon on the Monday following the election.
Sources
- Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners, Rules for the Verification of Voter Registration (rev. June 11, 2024) Official · sbec.arkansas.gov
- Arkansas Secretary of State, Voter Registration Information Official · sos.arkansas.gov
- Ark. Const. amend. 51, § 13; A.C.A. § 7-5-305(a)(8) Official · sos.arkansas.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Arkansas Secretary of State, Elections Division
- Phone
- 501-682-5070
- Website
- sos.arkansas.gov
How bordering states compare
- Louisiana Photo ID requestedLouisiana asks for photo ID, but a voter without one can sign an affidavit at the polls and vote.
- Mississippi Photo ID requiredMississippi requires photo ID at the polls. A voter without one votes an affidavit ballot and has five business days to show ID.
- Missouri Photo ID requestedMissouri asks for photo ID. A voter without one casts a provisional ballot, which counts if it matches the signature on file.
- Oklahoma ID required, non-photo acceptedOklahoma requires proof of identity at the polls, and the county's free voter ID card counts even though it has no photo.
- Tennessee Photo ID requiredTennessee requires a government photo ID to vote in person; without one, the vote counts only if ID is shown within two business days.
- Texas Photo ID requestedTexas asks for one of seven photo IDs; a voter who can't reasonably get one may sign a declaration and show a non-photo document.