Ballot measure · Arkansas · November 3, 2026

Issue No. 1

Title as the state lists it: The Citizens Only Voting Amendment1,2,3

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would add to Article 3, Section 1 a statement that only U.S. citizens who meet the state's voter qualifications may vote in an election in Arkansas and that anyone who does not meet them may not vote in any state or local election, starting January 1, 2027.2 Sections 2 and 3

A no vote

A no vote would keep Article 3, Section 1 as it is, which already lists U.S. citizenship, Arkansas residence, an age of at least 18 and voter registration as the qualifications to vote, without the added statement.2 Section 2 (current text shown with changes marked)

§2How it got on the ballot

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Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3

The General Assembly referred this amendment in its 2025 regular session as House Joint Resolution 1018.2

It is on Arkansas's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,3 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Arkansas's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

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A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if a majority of the voters who vote on it vote for it.2 Resolving clause; Ark. Const. art. 19, § 22