Voting Information

The county clerk’s office is responsible for voter registration. The county clerk website also has details on eligibility and deadlines.

The League and other organizations also regularly hold voter registration drives throughout Arkansas. You can contact us if you need help registering to vote.

Never assume you are registered to vote until you receive a voter registration card in the mail from the county clerk. You can also verify your voter registration online . If the deadline to register in time to vote in a specific election is approaching and you haven't received a voter registration card, call your county clerk’s office.

Then don't forget to vote! Remember that local elections make a huge impact in your daily life and the lives of those in your community.

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Students can choose either their primary home or the location they live as a student, but must choose only one.

Yes! Every time you move in Arkansas, even within the same county, it is extremely important to update your voter registration so you are able to vote in all local elections, like those for the school board, city council, and county justices of the peace.

Never assume you are registered to vote until you receive a voter registration card in the mail from the county clerk. You can also verify your voter registration online . If the deadline to register in time to vote in a specific election is approaching and you haven't received a voter registration card, call your county clerk's office.

In Washington County, there are three main entities responsible for overseeing elections:

Washington County Election Commission

• Responsible for coordinating and administering federal, state, and local elections in Washington County.

Arkansas Secretary of State’s Elections Division

• Assists county officials with conducting federal, state, and district elections, partially by ensuring compliance with federal election laws.
• Maintains Arkansas’s statewide voter registration system and oversees training on electronic voting systems.
• Serves as a clearinghouse for campaign finance reports.
• Maintains election records, journals and acts of the legislature, and all incorporations of and annexations of cities and towns.

Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners

• Investigates complaints of alleged election misconduct and election law violation.
• Monitors compliance by local election authorities of federal and state election laws.
• Develops education for candidates and county election administrators.
• Distributes funds to the counties for state-supported political party primary elections, nonpartisan judicial general elections, special primary elections, and statewide special elections.