Arkansas voters will decide Issue 1, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, on November 3, 2026. The measure would revise Article 3 to state that only U.S. citizens meeting elector qualifications may vote in state or local elections, replacing broader phrasing with explicit citizenship language. Referred by the Republican-controlled legislature in 2025, the proposal aligns with similar citizen-voting amendments on ballots in other states this cycle. Recent reviews by the secretary of state identified roughly 240 potential noncitizens on rolls out of 1.8 million registered voters, or 0.013 percent. A March 2025 poll showed 70 percent support among likely voters, while debates among secretary of state candidates highlight partisan divides but limited evidence of widespread noncitizen participation. These factors underpin trader consensus on passage.