LITTLE ROCK - There are several new election laws to be aware of going into the March primary elections, announced Kristin Higgins of the University of Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Public Policy Center• If you are already registered to vote in Arkansas, you can now update your voter registration information on Election Day. For example, if you moved from one county to another, you can update your information when voting. • If you bring someone to help you vote, Act 593 of 2025 now requires that person to be at least 18 years old. Your helper must show photo identification and sign paperwork.• Voters who use absentee ballots to cast their vote because they will be unavoidably absent on Election Day must now have someone 18 or older witness their signing of the voter statement included with absentee ballots. The witness must also sign the form, print their name and include their mailing address, according to Act 846 of 2025.• Voters who use absentee ballots to cast their votes and receive help have several new requirements to follow. Voters living in a nursing home or similar type of long-term care facility have been able to receive assistance from the facility's administrator to fill out their ballot. Act 403 of 2025 now requires a staff member to witness the administrator's efforts. What ID Qualifies?Arkansas lawmakers and voters have passed laws requiring people show photo identification in order to vote in any election. Voters are required to present their photo ID to election workers. The identification must not be expired by more than four years.Election workers will accept these photo IDs as proof of identity:• An Arkansas driver's license (state's digital version allowed)• An Arkansas state ID (state's dig...
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