Arkansas HB1878: TO ENSURE EARLY VOTING ACCESS FOR ARKANSANS RESIDING IN POPULATION CENTERS; AND TO REQUIRE A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO CONDUCT EARLY VOTING IN A CITY IN CERTAIN INSTANCES

What the bill says

An act to be entitled an act to ensure early voting access for arkansans residing in population centers; to require a county board of election commissioners to conduct early voting in a city in certain instances; and for other purposes. subtitle to ensure early voting access for arkansans residing in population centers; and to require a county board of election commissioners to conduct early voting in a city in certain instances.

From the enrolled text:

An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO ENSURE EARLY VOTING ACCESS FOR ARKANSANS RESIDING IN POPULATION CENTERS; TO REQUIRE A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO CONDUCT EARLY VOTING IN A CITY IN CERTAIN INSTANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO ENSURE EARLY VOTING ACCESS FOR ARKANSANS RESIDING IN POPULATION CENTERS; AND TO REQUIRE A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO CONDUCT EARLY VOTING IN A CITY IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 7-5-418(b)(1)(A), concerning early voting, is amended to read as follows: (b)(1)(A)(i) The county board of election commissioners shall hold early voting for each preferential primary election and each general election at a polling site in each city: (a) Having a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) people in the most recent federal decennial census; and (b) Where the county clerk is not conducting early voting. (ii) The county board of election commissioners may decide to hold early voting at additional polling sites outside the offices *SSS252* 03/20/2025 1:37:21 PM SSS252 HB1878 of the county clerk on any of the days provided for in subsection (a) of this section, if it so chooses. APPROVED: 4/22/25 03/20/2025 1:37:21 PM SSS252

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Sponsors

• Jessie McGruder (D, 35) · primary sponsor