Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester issued an appeal for a preliminary injunction blocking ballot initiative laws on December 2.

A state board is dismissing a complaint that accused Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of illegally attempting to influence voters near a poll site last November, citing the statute of limitations.

Paris businessman Brad Simon has the largest campaign war chest of the candidates for the Senate seat formerly held by the late Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, based on their latest campaign finance reports.

A federal judge entered a preliminary injunction against the Arkansas Secretary of State's Office on Wednesday, ordering the office to stop enforcing several new state laws to prevent the League of Women Voters of Arkansas or from getting citizen-led initiatives on the ballot for state elections.

The fate of Arkansas's new laws on voter referendums could be decided by a higher court if an appeal filed by Secretary of State Cole Jester is successful.

The Libertarian Party of Arkansas announced earlier this week that they earned enough signatures for their candidates to appear on ballots in 2026.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A federal judge says some new state election laws may be unconstitutional. A new ruling will keep the Secretary of State’s office from enforcing some of Arkansas’ newest election laws while the laws proceed through federal court.

Arkansas voters have a good bit to be grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday, as the 2026 election season picks up steam.

Adam Watson, a staunch opponent of Gov. Sarah Sanders’ plan to build a 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County, will be on the ballot in a special election on March 3.