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

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. Please note that not all locations listed below are open each day of early voting. 

Benton County

• Benton County Administration Building at 215 East Central Ave. in Bentonville
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• County Clerk's Office 707 South Lincoln St. in Siloam Springs
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Benton County Election Commission at 1428 West Walnut St. in Rogers
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• First Landmark Baptist Church at 206 SE 28th St. in Bentonville
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Centerton Community Building at 290 Main St. in Centerton
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Grace Lutheran Church at 415 North 6th Pl. in Lowell
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Siloam Springs Community Building at 110 North Mt. Olive St. in Siloam Springs
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Crawford County 

• Alma Community Center at 114 Collum Lane East in Alma
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Emergency Operations Center at 1820 Chestnut Street in Van Buren
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Franklin County

• Ozark Training Room at 120 South 2nd St. in Ozark
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Charleston Courthouse at 607 East Main St. in Charleston
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Johnson County

• Johnson County Courthouse at 215 West Main St. in Clarksville
  • 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 
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Booneville Courthouse at 366 North Broadway Avenue in Booneville
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Madison County

• Madison County Courthouse at 201 West Main St. in Huntsville
  • Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Scott County 

• Memorial Hall at 96 South Main St. in Waldron
  • 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
• Rye Hill Baptist Church at 11512 Old Hwy 71 in Fort Smith

The following hours apply to each site in Sebastian County: 

• Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washington County is not doing early voting on Nov. 4. Polling sites will be back open on Election Day. 

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.

For voters who couldn't make it to the polls until the final day, the polls will officially close in Arkansas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Election officials said if you are in line by 7:30 p.m., you will still be able to vote. If you aren't in line at a polling location by 7:30 p.m., you will be turned away. 

Here are all the locations where Northwest Arkansas and River Valley residents can vote on Election Day. Each site will open at 7:30 a.m.

Note: 5NEWS has reached out to the Johnson County Election Commission for a full list of the 12 Election Day voting sites. We will update this article once that list is available. 

Benton County

• Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista Community Church at 75 E Lancashire Dr. 
  • Highlands United Methodist Church at 371 Glasgow Rd.
  • Bella Vista Recreation Center-Riordan Hall at 3 Riordan Dr. 
  • St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Parish Hall at 1 St. Bernard Ln. 
• Bentonville
  • Bella Vista Church of Christ at 989 NW McNelly Rd.
  • Bentonville Church of Christ - Activity Center at 708 N Walton Blvd. 
  • Catalyst Church at 2812 E Central Ave. 
  • Bogle Family Public Services Building at 1204 SW 14th St. 
  • First Landmark Baptist Church at 206 SE 28th St. 
  • Northwest Arkansas Community College - Shewmaker Center at 1000 SE Eagles Way
  • Benton County Fairgrounds at 7640 SW Regional Airport Rd. 
• Cave Springs
  • Lakeview Baptist Church at 1351 E Lowell Ave. 
• Centerton
  • Lifepoint Baptist Church at 11161 Gamble Rd. 
  • Centerton Community Building at 290 Main St. 
• Decatur
  • Decatur Municipal Building at 310 Maple Ave. 
• Garfield 
  • NEBCO Community Building at 17823 Marshall St. (Hwy 62) 
• Gentry
  • First Baptist Church of Gentry at 232 W Main St. 
• Gravette
  • Gravette Civic Center at 401 Charlotte St. SE
• Hiwasse
  • Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church at 14070 State Hwy 279
• Lowell
  • First Baptist Church of Lowell at 209-A Washington St. 
  • Grace Lutheran Church at 415 N 6th Place
• Pea Ridge
  • First Baptist Church of Pea Ridge at 1650 Slack St. 
  • The Ridge Church at 836 N Curtis Ave. 
• Rogers
  • Boundless Baptist Church at 222 Little Flock Dr. 
  • Brightwater United Methodist Church at 14108 US-62
  • Bland Chapel (Rocky Branch) at 8531 Twin Coves Rd. 
  • Central Methodist Church at 2535 W New Hope Rd. 
  • Centro Cristiano de Rogers at 2121 S 1st St. 
  • First Baptist Church Rogers at 3364 W Pleasant Grove Rd. 
  • Southside Church of Christ at 919 S Dixieland Rd. 
  • Sunnyside Baptist Church 210 E Locust St. 
• Siloam Springs
  • First Baptist Church Highfill at 11912 S Main St. 
  • First Christian Church of Siloam Springs at 1405 W Jefferson St. 
  • Logan Community Building at 15429 Logan Rd. 
  • Siloam Springs Community Building at 110 N Mt. Olive St. 
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church, Parish Hall at 1998 US-412
• Springdale
  • Moose Lodge #877 at 215 W Apple Blossom

Crawford County

• Alma
  • Alma Community Center at 114 Collum Ln. E.
  • Trinity Baptist Church at 5020 North Hwy 71
• Van Buren
  • Emergency Operations Center at 1820 Chestnut St. 
  • CC Extension Office at 105 West Pointer Trail
  • The Current Church at 2020 Dora Rd. 
  • Living Word Church at 1445 Clyde Cate Rd.
  • City Heights Methodist Church at 1002 Fayetteville Rd. 
  • Pleasant Valley Church of Christ at 6020 Kibler Rd. 
• Dyer
  • Dyer Community Center at 201 Loomis Lane
• Mountainburg
  • Mountainburg First Assembly at 922 Highway 71
• Mulberry
  • Mulberry Senior Center at 406 W Highway 64
• Cedarville
  • Figure Five Fire Station at 5920 N Highway 59
  • Cedarville First Baptist Church at 10744 N Highway 59
• Rudy
  • Oliver Springs Freewill Baptist Church at 3144 Hwy 348

Franklin County

• Altus
  • Altus United Pentecostal Church at 110 Miller St. 
• Branch
  • Branch City Hall at 22 N Jones St. 
• Ozark
  • Rehoboth Baptist Church at 3032 Wire Rd. 
  • Webb City Baptist Church at 817 S Hwy 309
  • North Franklin County Fair Building at 724 Hillbilly Ln. 
• Charleston
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Hall

Logan County

• Subiaco 
  • St. Benedict Hall "Roundhouse" at 52 W Parish Dr.
• New Blaine
  •  New Blaine Rural Fire at 321 Rainwater Loop
• Paris
  • Union Bank Community Building at 23 E Main St.
  • Paris Courthouse at 25 W Walnut St. 
• Ratcliff
  • Ratcliff City Hall at 105 N Wilson Ave.
• Magazine
  • Magazine Community Building at 36 N St Hwy 109
• Scranton
  • American Legion Hall at 108 S Park Ave. 
• Booneville
  • Booneville Courthouse at 366 N Broadway Ave. 
  • Jeral Hampton Meeting Place at 114 W Main St. 

Madison County 

• Hindsville
  • Hindsville First Baptist Church at 4373 S Main St. 
• Huntsville
  • Huntsville Missionary Baptist Church at 5602 Business Hwy 412
• Kingston
  • Kingston Community Building at 219 Madison 3000
• St. Paul
  • St. Paul Community Building at 371 Madison Ave. 
• Wesley 
  • Wesley Community Building at 1648 Hwy 74

Scott County

• Waldron
  • Memorial Hall at 96 S Main St. 
  • Blue Ball Volunteer Fire Department at Hwy 80 East
  • Winfield Baptist Church at 9768 W Hwy 248
  • Nella Volunteer Fire Department at 16692 Nella Rd. 
  • Mt. Pleasant Community Center at 8539 Greenridge Rd. 
• Gravelly 
  • Harvey Nola Fire Department at 28600 Hwy 28
• Parks
  • Parks Community Center at 11021 Lynnwood Loop
• Boles
  • Solid Rock Pentecostal Church of God at 16818 US-71
• Mena
  • Blackfork Volunteer Fire Department at 34655 Blackfork Trail

Sebastian County

• Fort Smith
  • Grand Avenue Baptist Church at 3900 Grand Ave. 
  • American Legion at 4901 Midland Blvd. 
  • St. Luke Lutheran Church at 5401 Free Ferry Rd. 
  • Martin Luther King Park Community Building at 1901 N Greenwood Ave. 
  • Creekmore Park Recreation Building at 3301 South M St. 
  • St. Bartholomew Episcopal at 2701 Old Greenwood Rd. 
  • St. James Baptist Church at 4916 High St. 
  • St. John Episcopal Church 215 N 6th St. 
  • Nelson-Hall Beckman Center at 2100 N 31st St. 
  • Windsor Library at 4701 Windsor Dr. 
  • Fairview School Tornado Shelter at 2400 S Dallas St. 
  • Southside Senior Center at 2700 Cavanaugh Rd. 
  • Forefront Church (Fianna Hills) at 10300 Jenny Lind Rd. 
  • East Side Baptist Church at 2710 Massard Rd. 
  • Cliff Terrace Assembly of God at 3301 S 66th St. 
  • Ben Geren Park Tornado Shelter at 7200 Zero St. 
  • Rye Hill Baptist at 11512 Old Hwy 71 South
• Barling
  • Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church at 1301 Frank St. 
• Bonanza 
  • Bonanza Assembly of God at 701 McConnell St. 
• Central City
  • First Southern Baptist Central City at 12 W Central Ave. 
• Charleston 
  • Cornerstone Freewill Baptist at 29201 Hwy 22
• Greenwood
  • Grace Lutheran Church at 18218 Hwy 71 South
  • Greenwood Sebastian County Fairgrounds at 530 E Knoxville St. 
  • Milltown-Washburn Fire Department at 6573 E Hwy 252
• Hackett
  • Hackett Fire Center at 205 Hwy 10 SW
• Hartford
  • Hartford Fire Center at 201 S Broadway St. 
• Huntington
  • Huntington City Hall at 223 E Broadway St. 
  • Witcherville Community Building 18 Buckner Way 
• Lavaca 
  • Lavaca First Baptist Church at 100 W Main St. 
• Mansfield
  • Mansfield City Hall at 200 S Seba Scott Ave. 
• Midland
  • Midland City Hall at 204 N 3rd St. 

Washington County 

• Cane Hill
  • Cane Hill College at 14219 College Rd. 
• Elkins
  • Elkins Community Center at 162 Doolin Dr. 
• Elm Springs
  • Elm Springs United Methodist Church at 118 N Elm St. 
• Evansville
  • Evansville Fire Station at 20493 S Hwy 59
• Farmington
  • Main Street Baptist Church at 49 W Main St. 
• Fayetteville
  • Central United Methodist at 6 W Dickson St. 
  • Cornerstone Church of Christ (Baldwin) at 4377 Huntsville Rd. 
  • Covenant Church at 4511 W Wedington Dr. 
  • Genesis Church at 205 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
  • Goshen Fire Station #2 at 5679 E Mission Blvd. 
  • Mt. Comfort Church of Christ at 3249 W Mt. Comfort Rd. 
  • Ridgeview Baptist Church at 1850 E Huntsville Rd. 
  • Sang Avenue Baptist Church at 1425 N Sang Ave. 
  • Sequoyah Methodist Church at 1910 Old Wire Rd. 
  • Trinity Fellowship at 1100 Rolling Hills Dr. 
  • Washington County Veteran Services at 62 W North St.
  • Wedington Woods Fire Station at 13496 Hwy 16
  • Wheeler Fire Station at 6946 W Wheeler Rd. 
• Goshen 
  • Goshen United Methodist Church at 122 State Hwy 45
• Greenland
  • Greenland Community Center at 170 N Letita Ave. 
• Lincoln 
  • Lincoln Public Library at 107 W Bean St. 
  • Rheas Mill Community Building at 11871 N Wedington Blacktop Rd. 
• Morrow
  • Morrow Fire Station at 19783 Latta Rd. 
• Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove Christian Church at 611 Wayne Villines Rd. 
• Springdale
  • American Legion at 200 Spring St. 
  • Archer Learning Center at 600 Ash St. 
  • Calvary Church at 1000 N Gutensohn Rd.
  • Elmdale Baptist Church at 1700 W Huntsville Rd.
  • First Church of the Nazarene at 2300 S 40th St.  
  • Johnson Church of Christ at 5602 Elmore St. 
  • Nob Hill Fire Station at 19375 Nob Hill Loop
  • Oak Grove Baptist Church at 499 Oak Grove Rd. 
  • Sonora Baptist Church at 17330 E Hwy 412
  • Springdale Civic Center at 2323 S Old Missouri Rd. #D1
  • Temple Baptist Church at 2987 Cambridge St. 
• Summers
  • Cincinnati Fire Station at 12700 Cincinnati Rd. 
  • Weddington Community Building at 15503 N Jackson Hwy
• Tontitown 
  • Tontitown City Hall at 235 E Henri De Tonti Blvd. 
• West Fork
  • West Fork Community Center at 222 Weber St. 
• Winslow
  • Assembly of God at 208 Hill St. 
  • Brentwood Community Building at 16945 Hwy 

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

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 50 (Sebastian County)
  • Rep. Zack Gramlich (R) — incumbent
  • Robin McCray (D) 
• District 51 (Sebastian County)
  • 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. 

The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a challenge against the casino amendment and essentially ruled that votes will count this November. 

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. 

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.

On Oct. 21, the day early voting started in the state, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that votes for the marijuana amendment will not count. The court claims the ballot title and popular name are "misleading" and does not meet state law. 

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. 

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

Crawford County 

Justice of the Peace

• District 1
  • Bill Prater (D)
  • Robert Arnold (R)
• District 8
  • Tia Woodruff (R)
  • Betty Montes (D)
• District 9
  • Jason Cox (R)
  • Monica Macomber (D)
• District 10
  • Pat Sears (D)
  • Justice of the Peace Jayson Peppas (R) — incumbent
• District 11
  • Shawn Blasingame (D)
  • Kevin L. Bell (R)
• District 12
  • Donna Staton (R)
  • Eli Clardy (D)

Alma

• Alma School District Millage (for or against)
  • Allocating the 42.40  mill school tax rate — which is the same rate currently being collected — for general maintenance and operations (25 mills) and debt services (17.40 mills). 

Cedarville

• City Council
  • Roger Johnson
  • William P. Saddler
• Cedarville School District Millage (for or against)
  • Allocating the 36 mill school tax rate — which is the same rate currently being collected — for general maintenance and operations (25 mills) and debt services (11 mills). 

Dyer

• City Council
  • Ward 2, Position 1
    • Eric Bixby
    • Joey UL Wertz
  • Ward 3, Position 1
    • Michael Scantlin
    • Cindy Looney

Mulberry

• City Council 
  • Ward 1, Position 2
    • Stacy Muntz
    • Ronnie Adams
  • Ward 2, Position 2
    • Adam Tolleson
    • Kimberly Bruce
  • Ward 3, Position 1
    • Daimien Sadat Rice
    • Channon N. Phipps

Chester

• Adding a town-wide 1% sales and use tax within Chester. 

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.  

Sebastian County 

Justice of the Peace

• District 7
  • Justice of the Peace Kenneth Williamson (R) — incumbent
  • David Austin Crowell (D)
• District 11
  • Jerry Ward (D)
  • Stephen Edwards (L)

Barling

• Adopting a 1% sales and use tax through Dec. 31, 2034, to go toward improving the city's roads, streets, alleyways, curbs, gutters, drainage, and sidewalks (for or against)
• Adopting a 1% local sales and use tax for the fire department's maintenance, operation, and expenses. If approved, it will expire within 10 years of its effective date (for or against)

Lavaca

• City Council
  • Alderman, Ward 2, Position 2
    • Charles Darin Jetton
    • Dawn Marie Hutchins
    • Kirk Barber
  • Alderman, Ward 3, Position 2
    • Richard L. Edgerton III — incumbent
    • Mac Green

Greenwood

• City Council
  • Alderman, Ward 1, Position 2
    • Rod Powell — incumbent
    • Cameron Kehler
  • Alderman, Ward 3, Position 2
    • Ralph Meeker Jr. — incumbent 
    • Christian Jones

Bonanza 

• City Council, Alderman, Ward 3, Position 2
  • Eugene Hannaman
  • David Tharp
  • Fred Hanes — incumbent

Fort Smith

• City of Fort Smith Director, Position 3, Ward 3
  • Lee Kemp
  • Carl Nevin
  • Russell E. Bragg

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

• A ballot item for the manufacture or sale of alcohol for precinct 1 and 2 will be on the ballot. However, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that votes for this measure will not be counted. 

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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