September 16 is National Voter Registration Day

This National Voter Registration Day, let’s talk about bureaucracy — people’s favorite policy topic! Though you might not realize it, many aspects of bureaucracy are good. Bureaucracy helps ensure buildings […]
We Stand for Direct Democracy
AACF is a member of Protect AR Rights, a committee working to get The Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment on the 2026 ballot.
Arkansas’s New Ballot Measure Laws: A Game You Can’t Win

Thanks to new state laws, ballot measure campaigns will have to navigate a practically impossible gauntlet to get measures on the ballot.
2025 Legislative Session Preemption Efforts Had Mixed Results

This session, the legislature focused on changes that chip away at local control over housing, rentals, and progressive policies.
Register to Vote!

If you aren’t registered to vote, you can print off the voter registration form and submit it by October 7.
Arkansas Ruling Makes Registering to Vote Less Accessible

The Arkansas Legislative Council just approved a new permanent rule that bans everyone, except for a few government agencies, from using electronic signatures on voter registration forms.