Ballot measure · Arkansas · November 3, 2026

Issue No. 2

Title as the state lists it: A Constitutional Amendment to Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, to Protect the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.^1,2,3

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 expand Article 2, Section 5 so the right to keep and bear arms covers common defense, lawful hunting and recreation, and any other lawful purpose, includes ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and is called a natural, fundamental and individual right that shall not be infringed, starting January 1, 2027.² Where in the source: Sections 2 and 3

A no vote

A no vote would keep Article 2, Section 5 as it is, which gives Arkansas citizens the right to keep and bear arms for their common defense, without the added purposes, the listed items or the added description of the right.² Where in the source: Section 2 (current text shown with changes marked)

§2How it got on the ballot

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

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 Senate Joint Resolution 11.²

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 Where in the source: Resolving clause; Ark. Const. art. 19, § 22