When do polls close in Arkansas?

Polls are open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the state's 2026 poll-worker guide tells workers to let everyone already in line at 7:30 p.m. vote. Absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by the county clerk by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day (a receipt deadline, not a postmark deadline); ballots hand-delivered by the voter or a designated bearer are due by close of business Friday, Oct. 30. Ballots from overseas voters and active-duty military that are mailed by Election Day count if received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 13.