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CONDUCTING A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE

Voter Registration Deadlines

  • Postmarked or received 30 days before Election Day.
  • Voter registration applications collected during a drive must be submitted to the Secretary of State or County Clerk within 21 days, or no later than 30 days prior to the next election.

Getting Started

Training Requirement: Arkansas does not require training for registration drives.

Notification and Registration Requirements: Arkansas does not have notification requirements for registration drives.

Compensation Restrictions: Do not pay registration drive participants based on how many registrations they collect. Do not offer an applicant any incentive of monetary value to register to vote.

For more information on conducting a voter registration drive in Arkansas, see sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/voter_drive_9-2025.pdf

Obtaining Applications

State Form: The state mail-in voter registration application can be downloaded from the Secretary of State’s website. For more information, see: sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/voter_drive.pdf

Federal Form: The federal mail-in voter registration application may be used in voter registration drives: eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form/

Photocopying Blank Forms: You can photocopy blank forms for voter registration drives.

Handling Applications

Incomplete Applications:Do not make any changes to an application or fill in missing information without the express consent of the applicant, who is attesting to the truth of what is filled out. If the applicant is unable to sign his/her name, the person providing assistance must provide their name, address, and phone number in box 11 of the application form.

Photocopying Completed Applications: As a best practice, a voter’s full or partial Social Security number and/or driver’s license number should not be retained.

Submitting Completed Applications: Mail or deliver completed applications within 21 days of the date on the application or by 30 days before Election Day, whichever is earlier. Criminal penalties apply if the deadline rules are not followed. Print VRD01 in the “Agency Code” box on each application filled out during a voter registration drive. 

  • If all applicants live in the same county, then the applications can be delivered to the county clerk.
  • If applicants live in different counties, the applications can be delivered to the Secretary of State.
  • The federal voter registration application can be mailed to the following address: Secretary of State, Voter Services, P.O. Box 8111, Little Rock, AR 72203-8111.

Fair Elections Center and its Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Arkansas legal professional.

Last updated June 2026

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