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Arkansas General Assembly· SB 272Notification that SB272 is now Act 278

An act TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOTER 10 REGISTRATION, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas              As Engrossed: S3/3/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                      A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                          SENATE BILL 272

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5 By: Senator Crowell

6 By: Representative Wooldridge

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8                                For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOTER

10  REGISTRATION; TO PROHIBIT PRE-FILLED FIELDS ON A

11  VOTER REGISTRATION FORM IN CERTAIN INSTANCES; TO

12  AMEND PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT

13  51, � 6; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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16                                      Subtitle

17                       TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOTER

18                       REGISTRATION; TO PROHIBIT PRE-FILLED

19                       FIELDS ON A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM IN

20                       CERTAIN INSTANCES; AND TO AMEND

21                       PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION,

22                       AMENDMENT 51, � 6.

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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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26  SECTION 1. Under the authority granted by Arkansas Constitution,

27 Amendment 51, � 19, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, � 6, concerning

28 voter registration application forms, is amended to add an additional

29 subsection to read as follows:

30  (d)(1) The voter registration application form shall be delivered to

31 an applicant with the party affiliation field blank.

32  (2) The voter registration application form shall not contain a

33 pre-filled party affiliation field.

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35                                 /s/Crowell

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    *SSS143*                                                     03-03-2025 13:51:49 SSS143
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