Arkansas Issue 1: Citizenship wording for voting
Arkansas · Constitutional amendment · Elections · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would state explicitly that only qualified U.S. citizens may vote, and that people who do not meet constitutional voter qualifications may not vote in state or local elections.
What applies now
The constitution already requires U.S. citizenship, state residency, adulthood and lawful registration to vote.
If yes / for
Adopt the revised citizenship and state/local election wording.
If no / against
Retain the existing voter-qualification wording.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
January 1, 2027.
Passage rule
A majority of votes on the amendment.