TO ALLOW A CLASS OF REGISTERED VOTERS THAT HAVE CHANGED THEIR COUNTY OF RESIDENCE TO CAST A VALID BALLOT; AND TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51.
SB 304 allows voters who have moved to a new county to vote in an upcoming election if they update their registration with the new county clerk's office by 4 days before the polls close. It directly affects Arkansans who change counties shortly before an election but haven't completed registration changes in time for the current voting cycle. The bill amends voting rules to permit voting in the new county's precinct if the updated registration is received by the county clerk no later than the fourth day before election day. Voters who miss this 4-day deadline will not be eligible to vote in that specific election.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Signed Mar 20, 2025
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The bill was renamed from Act 372 to SB 304 and the approval date was removed from the header, indicating a procedural update rather than substantive policy changes. The core legislative content appears unchanged.
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Bill title changed from Act 372 to SB 304
Approval date line removed from header
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Floor votes
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB304 is now Act 372
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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