Election Commission

This notice is prepared by the County Election Commission to inform the public that the 2026 Preferential Primary will be held on March 3, 2026. The notice also provides the public information regarding this election as required by law:

EARLY VOTING Dates & Times:

Marion County Fairgrounds ONLY:

Tuesday-Friday: Feb. 17th – Feb. 20th 8:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday: Feb. 21st 2026 10:00am - 4:00pm
MC Fairgrounds and Bull Shoals City Hall ONLY:
M-F Feb. 23rd – Feb.27th 8:00am - 6:00pm
Sat: Feb. 28th 2026 10:00am - 4:00pm

ALL Early Voting Sites
Monday: March 2nd, 2026 8:00am - 5:00pm

EARLY VOTING
Marion County Fairgrounds  - 513 E Seawell Ave, Summit, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots
Bull Shoals City Hall  - 704 C S Woods Blvd, Bull Shoals, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots

Lazy Acres Fire Station - 254 Main Ave, Peel, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots

ELECTION DAY VOTING Election Date:

March 3rd, 2026 Hours: 7:30am – 7:30pm

Marion County Fairgrounds  - 513 E Seawell Ave, Summit, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots
Bull Shoals City Hall  - 704 C S Woods Blvd, Bull Shoals, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots

Flippin High School  - 103 Alford St, Flippin, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots
Promise Land Community Center  - 6178 Promise Land Rd, Mountain Home, AR -- Vote Center / All Ballots

Caney Fire Station  - 11012 AR-14, Yellville, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots
* Bruno Fire Station  - 8804 AR-235, Valley Springs, AR (LOCATION CHANGED – see below)  - Vote Center / All Ballots

Lakeway Fire Station  - 55 Marion County 3055, Yellville, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots
Oakland Community Center - 6093 Oakland Rd, Oakland, AR - Vote Center / All Ballots

* [Bruno-Pyatt poll previously located at the Bruno-Pyatt School - 4754 AR-125, Everton, AR]

ABSENTEE VOTING:

To request an absentee ballot, or to see if you are qualified to vote absentee, contact the County Clerk’s office using the information below:
300 E Old Main St, Yellville, AR- (870) 449-6226 - Office Hours M-F 8am to 4:30pm

BALLOT CANVASSING AND COUNTING:

All process listed below will be conducted at the Marion County Election Office located at 300 E Old Main St, Yellville, AR. The dates and times are provided below:

Canvassing and Counting of Absentee Ballots: March 3rd, Noon to Completion

Compiling & Publishing Unofficial Election Results: March 3rd After Duplicate Below

Duplication and Counting of Election Day Ballots: (IF NEEDED) March 3rd, 8:00pm

Certification of the Election: March 10th, Noon

ELECTION OFFICIALS:

Election Officials appointed to conduct early voting, election day voting, and all other required duties will be posted for public viewing in the County Clerk’s office on February 8th and remain posted for not less than 10 days. The County Clerk’s office is located at 300 E Old Main St., Yellville, AR. An objection must be filed with the County Clerk in writing prior to the following deadlines. An objection that an official is a spouse of a county election commissioner, a county party chair, or a spouse of a county party chair must be filed within 7 days of February 8th. An objection that an official is married to a candidate or related to a candidate within two degrees of blood relations must be filed within 10 days of February 8th.

CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE:

SPECIAL ELECTION – BALLOT QUESTIONS:

Question 1) 0.25% SALES AND USE TAX
Adoption of a 0.25% local sales and use tax within Marion County, the net collections of which remaining after deduction of the administrative charges of the State of Arkansas and required rebates will be distributed only to the County and used for one or more of the following: (a) to acquire, construct, improve, expand, equip, furnish, operate and maintain park and recreational facilities, including particularly, a new community center and any facilities or improvements related thereto or in support thereof, (b) to pay and secure the repayment of bonds approved by the voters and issued by the County from time to time to finance capital improvements, and (c) for general purposes of County government. The levy of the tax is not dependent on any bonds being approved or issued.

Question 2) PARK AND RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND 0.5% SALES AND USE TAX
Bonds of Marion County in one or more series in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $16,500,000 to finance all or a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing, equipping and furnishing new park and recreational facilities, including particularly, without limitation, a new community center with swimming facilities, a multipurpose gymnasium, a walking track, a banquet hall and meeting rooms and any necessary land acquisition, furnishings, equipment and any utility, road, parking, drainage, signage, and lighting improvements related thereto or in support thereof, and, in order to pay the bonds, the levy and pledge of a 0.5% local sales and use tax within the County. If the bonds are approved, there will be levied within the County a new 0.5% sales and use tax, the net collections of which remaining after deduction of the administrative charges of the State of Arkansas and required rebates will be used solely to retire or pay obligations with respect to the bonds in accordance with Amendment No. 62 to the Arkansas Constitution. The tax will expire after the bonds have been paid or provision is made therefor in accordance with Arkansas statutes. In order to provide additional funds to pay or to further secure repayment of the bonds, the County may also pledge to the bonds the net collections of an additional county-wide 0.25% sales and use tax if such additional tax is separately approved by the voters. The issuance of the bonds is not dependent on the additional 0.25% tax being approved.

VIEWING YOUR BALLOT PRIOR TO VOTING:

Any voter may look up his or her sample ballot on the Secretary of State’s website at: https://www.voterview.ar-nova.org/voterview. Ballots will be available no later than 20 days prior to the election. Sample ballots will also be available at the polling site.