Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1037: 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
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the preregistration to vote act; to amend arkansas law concerning persons who may register to vote; to amend provisions of arkansas constitution, amendment 51, under the authority granted by arkansas constitution, amendment 51, § 19; and for other purposes. subtitle 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.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE PREREGISTRATION TO VOTE ACT; TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING PERSONS WHO MAY REGISTER TO VOTE; TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51, UNDER THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51, § 19; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle 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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. TITLE. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Preregistration to Vote Act." SECTION 2. DO NOT CODIFY. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Arkansas ranks forty-ninth (49th) among states in voter registration and forty-eighth (48th) among states in voter turnout; (2) High voter turnout helps ensure that the will of the people will be respected by government, confers legitimacy on government, strengthens popular trust in government, and enforces government accountability; *MBM015* 03-20-2025 10:07:42 MBM015 As Engrossed: H1/16/25 H3/20/25 HB1037 (3) The voting age is fixed by the United States Constitution at eighteen (18) years of age; (4) Twenty-eight (28) other states allow preregistration, in which a person may register before eighteen (18) years of age but …