Arkansas is a strict voter ID state.
You are required to show an acceptable photo ID to confirm your identity when voting in person.
Arkansas is a strict voter ID state.
You are required to show an acceptable photo ID to confirm your identity when voting in person.
To vote absentee in Arkansas, you need to be a registered voter and unable to go to your polling place for an acceptable reason.
You must include a copy of acceptable photo ID when you return your absentee ballot.
You must file a formal request with your county’s Circuit Court Clerk’s Office to change your name in Arkansas.
If the court approves your name change, you will receive a court order that can be used to update the name on your ID documents.
Submit a request to the Arkansas Department of Health to amend your birth certificate.
To change the name on your Arkansas birth certificate, you will need to provide:
Note: You must update your birth certificate with the state where you were born.
You must update your name with the Social Security Administration before you can change it on an Arkansas driver’s license or state ID card.
Visit a DFA Revenue Office to update your driver’s license or state ID.
Bring a certified copy of your name-change court order or other documents demonstrating your name change.
Submit a request to the Arkansas Department of Health to amend your birth certificate.
To apply for an updated Arkansas birth certificate, you will need to provide:
You may be requested to also provide a signed physician’s letter confirming that you have undergone gender affirmation surgery.
Note: You must update your birth certificate with the state where you were born.
August 2024 update: Arkansas’s Department of Finance and Administration no longer allows residents to use an X gender marker on their driver’s license or state ID card.
The gender marker on your Arkansas-issued ID must match the marker on your birth certificate or federal identification documents.
You can select what gender marker (F, M, or X) appears on your US passport or passport card.
The gender you select for your passport or passport card does not need to match the gender on your vital documents or state-issued photo IDs.
You do not need to provide medical documentation to change your passport’s gender marker.
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