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2026 Arkansas Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Executive Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 2: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Allow the Governor to Retain His or Her Powers and Duties When Absent from the State	Passed

Family

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Proposed Initiative Act 1: An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old	Passed

Immigration

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2026	Arkansas	House Joint Resolution 1018: Arkansas Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment	Pending

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 2: An Amendment Providing that Appropriation Bills Are Valid for One Fiscal Year; to Require the General Assembly to Meet in Fiscal Session during Even-Numbered Years; and to Set Length of Sessions	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 1 - SJR 7: An Amendment Empowering the General Assembly to Provide For Legislative Committee Review and Approval of State Agencies Administrative Rules	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 3 - HJR 1009: An Amendment Regulating Contributions To Candidates For State or Local Office, Barring Gifts From Lobbyists to Certain State Officials, Providing For Setting Salaries Of Certain State Officials, And Setting Term Limits For Members Of The General Assembly	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 2: Arkansas Term Limits Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Amend the Process for the Submission and Approval of Proposed Initiated Acts, Constitutional Amendments, and Referenda.	Failed
Nov. 8, 2022	Arkansas	SJR 10 - Issue 1: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.	Failed

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Proposed Initiative Act 1: An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old	Passed

Unemployed and Low-Income

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 5: An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum Wage	Passed