TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING; AND TO ALLOW PERSONS OVER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.

HB 1064 would have expanded absentee voting eligibility in Arkansas to include all voters aged 65 or older on election day, adding them as a qualifying category under existing absentee voting rules. Key provisions include allowing seniors to submit a single absentee application valid for one calendar year (instead of per election) and requiring county clerks to automatically mail ballots 25 days before each election during that year. The bill specifically updated application forms and voter statements to include "over sixty-five years of age" as a valid reason for absentee voting. This legislation was filed in December 2024 but withdrawn by its author in March 2025, meaning it did not become law.