Harrison, Arkansas Public Records

Paper applications can be submitted in person at the Boone County Clerk's office, at Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration offices, or by mail. The state requires registration at least 30 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Arkansas residents, at least 18 years old by the next election, and not currently incarcerated after a felony conviction - voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of sentence in Arkansas. Harrison operates as an incorporated city with elected municipal government. The Harrison Mayor and seven City Council members representing wards and at-large seats are elected in nonpartisan municipal elections. Candidates for city offices file with the Harrison City Clerk at City Hall. Local ballot measures such as city sales tax proposals or bond issues may also appear on municipal election ballots. Information about candidates and local measures can be found through the Harrison City Clerk's office and the Boone County Clerk's elections division. Residents can find their assigned polling place by using the Arkansas Voter View system at vote.arkansas.gov, which allows voters to enter their name and date of birth or address to see their registration status, polling location, sample ballot, and elected representatives. Polling places for general elections are typically assigned based on residential address and ward boundaries within the city. Under Arkansas law (Arkansas Code Annotated Title 7), election related public records include voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees searchable through the Secretary of State's website, candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. The county traditionally votes heavily Republican in federal and state races. At the federal level, one U.S. Senate seat may be contested depending on the term cycle - Arkansas has staggered Senate terms. State-level races will include all 100 Arkansas House of Representatives seats with two-year terms and half of the 35 Arkansas Senate seats with four-year staggered terms. Local voters will elect their state representative and potentially a state senator depending on the district cycle. Justice of the Peace positions for county quorum court districts will also appear on the ballot. Arkansas offers absentee voting for voters who will be unavoidably absent from their polling place on election day, are unable to attend due to illness or disability, or are election workers assigned outside their home precinct. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Boone County Clerk's office; early applications can be submitted starting 90 days before the election, with a deadline of seven days before election day for mail requests. In-person absentee voting is available through the day before the election. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by mail, postmarked by election day and received within five business days, or delivered in person to the Boone County Clerk by 7:30 PM on election day. Arkansas does not have true no-excuse mail voting - voters must qualify under one of the statutory categories. Additional information about absentee voting procedures and applications is available through the Boone County Clerk at 870-741-8426 or the Arkansas Secretary of State elections division.