Elections

The Democratic Party of Arkansas launched a voter protection hotline in Springdale as early voting turnout in Benton and Washington counties outpaces the 2022 midterms.

Poll supervisor Barbara Verdery and voters at the UofA’s Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House discuss parking, first-time voters and a 2025 law that lets voters transfer registration between counties.

Volunteers coordinated by the Washington County Democratic Party offer free, nonpartisan rides to the polls from the start of early voting through Election Day, Nov. 3.

Early voting in Arkansas begins Oct. 19. Washington County Director of Elections Jennifer Price explains where to vote, what to bring and why down-ballot races matter.

Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey says more than 10,000 Arkansans used the platform to register before the Oct. 5 deadline, nearly double the last two midterms, ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Arkansas TV will host debates in seven state and federal races Oct. 12-15 in Conway, but Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton will not take part.

Jennifer Price of the Washington County Election Commission previews a public Q&A at the Fayetteville Public Library, with 240 ballot faces, absentee deadlines, how to use VoterView.

The Arkansas Advocate editor-in-chief discusses how students learn about 9/11, why Democrats see an opening in November, plus Entergy's failed bid to block reporting on a Google data center deal.

Former state Rep. Austin McCollum faces felony domestic battery, false imprisonment and aggravated assault charges in Benton County. He remains the lone candidate for county judge in November.

Kristin Netterstrom Higgins of the UofA Division of Agriculture Public Policy Center breaks down Issues 1 through 4: citizens only voting, gun rights, economic development districts, water bonds.