© 2026 KUAF
NPR Affiliate since 1985
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Legislative Panel Approves Rules Enforcing Voter ID Law

KUAR | By Associated Press
Published July 20, 2017 at 3:02 PM CDT
File photo of a Little Rock polling location in March 2014 asking voters to have a photo identification. The voter ID law was stuck down later that year.
Michael Hibblen
/
KUAR News
File photo of a Little Rock polling location in March 2014 asking voters to have a photo identification. The voter ID law was stuck down later that year.
A sign outside a Little Rock polling location on March 11, 2014 asks voters to be prepared to show a photo ID.
Credit Michael Hibblen / KUAR News
/
KUAR News
A sign outside a Little Rock polling location on March 11, 2014 asks voters to be prepared to show a photo ID.

A legislative panel has cleared the way for Arkansas to begin enforcing its reinstated voter ID law later this year.

The executive subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council on Thursday approved the state Board of Election Commissioners emergency rule enforcing the new law requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot. Those without photo identification can sign a sworn statement saying they're registered to vote in the state.

The new law closely mirrors a voter ID requirement that the state Supreme Court struck down in 2014 as unconstitutional. The 2018 ballot will also feature a constitutional amendment requiring photo ID to cast a ballot.

The state's new voter ID law is set to take effect Aug. 1.

Copyright 2017 KUAR
News from KUAR, KASU and AR Public Media
Associated Press
The Associated Press is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, it's a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members.
See stories by Associated Press
Related Content