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2025R: HB1036
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION; TO ALLOW VOTER REGISTRATION DURING EARLY VOTING AND ON ELECTION DAY; AND TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51.
Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| A. Collins | lead |
| D. Garner | cosponsor |
| Ennett | cosponsor |
| Gonzales Worthen | cosponsor |
| Springer | cosponsor |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024, 3:09 p.m. CT | House | Filed |
| Jan 13, 2025, 3:02 p.m. CT | House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE |
| Jan 16, 2025, 8:49 a.m. CT | House | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. |
| Jan 16, 2025, 8:49 a.m. CT | House | Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. |
| Jan 16, 2025, 4:42 p.m. CT | House | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
| May 5, 2025, 9:33 a.m. CT | House | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by A. Collins, filed Jan 15, 2025, 3:48 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1036 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION; TO ALLOW VOTER REGISTRATION DURING .
| Number | Chamber | Sponsor | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | House | A. Collins | Jan 15, 2025, 3:48 p.m. CT |
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The bill amends the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 6(a)(2)(G) to add a statement that must inform voter registration applicants about possible delays if a third-party organization collects the application. SECTION 1
The bill amends the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 8(a) to change how voter registration applications from certain agencies and the Secretary of State must be transmitted, including faster transmission when received close to the election deadline. SECTION 2
The bill amends the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 9(b) so that voter registration is allowed during early voting for a person appearing in person at an early voting location and on election day for a person appearing in person at a polling site or vote center in their county of residence. SECTION 3
The bill amends the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 9(c)(2) to require that anyone assisting with or gathering voter registration applications in a drive must deliver them within twenty-one days of the application date and no later than the pre-election registration deadline. SECTION 4
The bill amends the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 10(b)(2) to change rules for when updated registration information allows a voter to vote in their new precinct. SECTION 5
The bill amends the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 10(c) to state that a registered voter who changes legal residence after the pre-election deadline retains the right to vote in the scheduled election in the new precinct. SECTION 6
The bill amends the Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 10 by adding subsection (g) that allows a person appearing in person on election day or during early voting at a polling site, vote center, or early voting location in their county of residence to update their voter registration on the same day in accordance with § 7-5-113. SECTION 7
The bill amends Arkansas Code § 7-1-113(c)(3) to require an election official to request an updated voter registration application form in accordance with § 7-5-113 if the voter's name or address does not match the county record. SECTION 8
The bill creates Arkansas Code § 7-5-113 to allow a person appearing in person on election day or during early voting at an open polling site, vote center, or early voting location in their county of residence to register to vote or update registration on the same day. SECTION 9
Under the new § 7-5-113, the person must register or update registration per Amendment 51, sign a written eligibility affirmation under penalty of perjury that they are eligible and have not already voted, have the poll worker verify they have not voted, and have the poll worker update records to show they have voted. SECTION 9
Under the new § 7-5-113, if the poll worker cannot complete the verification or update duties, the voter may cast a provisional ballot that can be counted if the voter returns by noon the Monday after the election with documentation and the ballot is not invalid on other grounds. SECTION 9
Under the new § 7-5-113, poll workers must maintain an additional list of same-day registrants or updaters that is considered part of the precinct voter registration list. SECTION 9
The bill amends Arkansas Code § 7-5-201(a) to require that to be qualified to vote, a person shall have registered at least thirty calendar days immediately prior to the election in the manner set forth by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51. SECTION 10
The bill amends Arkansas Code § 7-5-305(a)(5) and (6) and § 7-5-306(a) concerning poll worker duties and procedures when a voter's name is not on the precinct list. SECTION 11SECTION 12
The bill was amended by House Amendment 1 which added four cosponsors. Action Jan 16, 2025Amendment H1
Key facts: Current status: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. Action May 5, 2025
Main Code sections: § 7-1-113, § 7-5-113, § 7-5-201.SECTION 8
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What changed
The bill has been amended. House Amendment 1 was introduced on Jan 15, 2025, read and adopted on Jan 16, 2025, and the bill was ordered engrossed. The current text is the engrossed version dated H1/16/25.
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