Ballot measure · Arkansas · November 3, 2026

Issue No. 3

On Arkansas's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3

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 let the legislature fund economic development with public loans and grants and provide for economic development districts in cities, counties or cooperative areas, which could issue bonds outside several constitutional debt and bond limits and whose property would be taxed only by the district, starting January 1, 2027.2 Sections 1, 2, 5 and 9

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current constitution, which makes no provision for economic development districts, so the existing debt limits, bond rules and property tax rules would keep applying to economic development projects as they do now.2 Sections 4 to 6 (current text shown with changes marked)

More about it

Property that is already tax-exempt, such as public property or churches, would keep that status if it lies inside a district.2 Section 5 Cities, counties and other local governments could put money into or lend credit to an economic development district.2 Section 4 The amendment says that where it conflicts with any other part of the constitution, it would take precedence.2 Section 7

§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 Senate Joint Resolution 15.2

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