Arkansas voters are eligible to vote absentee in an election if they cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons: 1 The voter will be "unavoidably absent" from his or her polling location on Election Day. 2 The voter is physically unable to visit his or her polling location on Election Day due to illness or disability. 3 The voter is a member of the armed forces. 4 The voter is a citizen temporarily living outside of the United States.
Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arkansas utilizes an open primary system . Registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.
To vote in Arkansas, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Arkansas. A voter must be 18 years of age or older on or before Election Day. Registration must be completed no later than 30 days before the election in which a voter wishes to participate.