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Arkansas Issue 1

A Constitutional Amendment to be Known as "The Citizens Only Voting Amendment" and Providing That Only a Citizen of the United States Meeting the Qualifications of an Elector Under the Arkansas Constitution May Vote in an Election in this State. 2026 results by county, from Arkansas's official results file: For 69.1%, Against 30.9% statewide.

Statewide

Ballot title: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO CREATE "THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT"; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION MAY VOTE IN AN ELECTION IN THIS STATE; AND PROVIDING THAT A PERSON WHO DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VOTE IN ANY STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION HELD IN THIS STATE.

A vote for
Is a vote to approve the amendment, which House Joint Resolution 1018 of 2025 submits to the voters "for approval or rejection".
A vote against
Is a vote to reject the amendment.
For 69.1% Against 30.9%

598,112 for and 267,904 against.

The Secretary of State's notice for Issue No. 1 · House Joint Resolution 1018 · The state's unofficial results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

75 counties: For has the most votes in 75. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyForAgainstVotes
Arkansas County79.2%20.8%4,005
Ashley County82.6%17.4%5,127
Baxter County82.6%17.4%13,998
Benton County64.9%35.1%96,955
Boone County81.9%18.1%11,213
Bradley County76.1%23.9%2,243
Calhoun County82.6%17.4%1,350
Carroll County68.2%31.8%8,548
Chicot County71.2%28.8%2,952
Clark County67.5%32.5%5,685
Clay County84.3%15.7%3,279
Cleburne County84.1%15.9%9,385
Cleveland County83.0%17.0%2,278
Columbia County76.8%23.2%5,556
Conway County73.2%26.8%6,512
Craighead County70.0%30.0%25,595
Crawford County80.0%20.0%15,828
Crittenden County74.3%25.7%10,531
Cross County80.4%19.6%4,157
Dallas County76.5%23.5%1,648
Desha County70.4%29.6%2,727
Drew County73.5%26.5%4,907
Faulkner County66.3%33.7%39,593
Franklin County77.8%22.2%5,093
Fulton County82.3%17.7%3,353
Garland County74.1%25.9%30,725
Grant County80.9%19.1%5,181
Greene County81.1%18.9%10,422
Hempstead County78.6%21.4%3,960
Hot Spring County76.7%23.3%8,360
Howard County79.7%20.3%3,122
Independence County78.7%21.3%8,960
Izard County84.4%15.6%4,349
Jackson County78.9%21.1%3,190
Jefferson County64.1%35.9%16,427
Johnson County76.3%23.7%6,526
Lafayette County72.0%28.0%1,784
Lawrence County80.1%19.9%3,808
Lee County65.4%34.6%1,955
Lincoln County78.9%21.1%2,408
Little River County81.2%18.8%3,600
Logan County79.1%20.9%5,574
Lonoke County77.8%22.2%22,258
Madison County76.0%24.0%5,070
Marion County82.8%17.2%5,520
Miller County83.8%16.2%10,480
Mississippi County74.9%25.1%7,455
Monroe County73.3%26.7%1,984
Montgomery County83.0%17.0%2,550
Nevada County81.5%18.5%2,025
Newton County80.0%20.0%2,806
Ouachita County74.7%25.3%6,194
Perry County77.4%22.6%3,168
Phillips County67.7%32.3%3,946
Pike County85.6%14.4%2,849
Poinsett County83.0%17.0%5,100
Polk County82.2%17.8%5,207
Pope County74.5%25.5%16,401
Prairie County84.4%15.6%2,284
Pulaski County51.0%49.0%126,338
Randolph County80.8%19.2%4,343
Saline County72.3%27.7%42,847
Scott County87.0%13.0%2,562
Searcy County78.3%21.7%2,490
Sebastian County73.5%26.5%32,548
Sevier County77.0%23.0%3,049
Sharp County83.9%16.1%5,304
St. Francis County72.8%27.2%4,601
Stone County79.3%20.7%4,173
Union County76.7%23.3%11,124
Van Buren County80.4%19.6%5,341
Washington County53.6%46.4%74,918
White County80.4%19.6%21,964
Woodruff County77.6%22.4%1,771
Yell County77.3%22.7%4,477

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Arkansas's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:07 PM. Unofficial until certified. Arkansas's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.