Voting

The League of Women Voters of Washington County holds a free voter registration event tonight at the Fayetteville Farmers Market, ahead of Arkansas' Oct. 5 registration deadline.

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.

Arkansas Advocate editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo breaks down two court rulings on the state's initiative process, growing local resistance to data centers and Betty Bumpers' vaccination legacy.

Washington County Elections Director Jennifer Price discusses the "Election Saurus" program, which lets kids vote on dinosaurs using real election equipment at local libraries.

With 77% of Arkansas races uncontested in 2024, a former candidate, a civic educator and a voter outreach organizer discuss what's keeping Arkansans from the polls.

With Election Day approaching, voters in Washington and Benton counties share what brought them out to cast their ballots early in the 2026 Arkansas primary election.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders scheduled special elections for Senate District 26 and House District 70, despite calling the court orders to do so "unlawful."

There aren’t major elections in 2025 in Arkansas, but for the Voter Participation Center, there’s no wrong time to register eligible voters. Ozark at Large's Matthew Moore speaks with Tom Lopach, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization.

On today's show, a national organization is working in Arkansas to register eligible voters. Plus, a conversation about the history of the original Ozark Folk Festival and Roby Brock with Talk Business and Politics talks with the new state secretary of human services.

Organizations across Arkansas have formed a coalition to propose a ballot measure that protects voters’ rights to participate in direct democracy.