All Roll Calls
Yes: 107 • No: 18
ArkansasHB17062025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ELECTIONS; AND TO PROHIBIT RANKED CHOICE VOTING.
Sponsored By: Bart Hester (Republican), Austin McCollum (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Arkansas bans ranked-choice voting
Arkansas bans ranked-choice voting for elections and candidate nominations for all local, state, and federal offices. This method lets voters rank candidates, with counting rounds that eliminate candidates until one wins a majority. Existing and future local ordinances that conflict with the ban are void. The ban exempts qualified voters entitled to absentee voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act as it existed on January 1, 2025. It also exempts uniformed-service members and U.S. citizens living abroad who vote under Arkansas Code § 7-5-406.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Bart Hester
Republican • Senate
Austin McCollum
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/14/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 3:09:19 PM
Yes: 28 • No: 4 • Other: 1
House vote • 4/1/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 3:29:39 PM
Yes: 79 • No: 14 • Other: 4
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1706 is now Act 829
4/17/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/15/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/14/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/14/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/14/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/14/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/10/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
4/1/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/1/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/1/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/31/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
3/6/2025HouseFiled
3/6/2025House
Bill Text
HB1706 - Introduced
3/6/2025
Act Version
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