Early voting begins next week

Early voting in the March 3 preferential primary and non-partisan judicial election will begin Tuesday, Feb. 17, and will continue through Monday, March 2.

Early voting in Carroll County will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 400 Eureka Ave. in Berryville; St. Elizabeth Parish Center, 232 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs; and the Green Forest Train Depot, 802 Broadway Ave. in Green Forest.

Early voting will end at 5 p.m. Monday, March 2.

Sample ballots for Carroll County voters may be viewed at http://carrollcounty.us/CountyClerk/# voterInformation or to see your specific ballot, go to https://www.voterview.ar-nova. org/VoterView. Type in your name and date of birth and you’ll be able to see your party affiliation and ballot choices.

On Election Day, Tuesday, March 3, polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at six vote centers in Carroll County. Vote centers are located at Freeman Heights Baptist Church, 522 W. Freeman Ave., Berryville; St. Elizabeth Parish Center, 232 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs; Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church, 9546 Highway 103 North, Green Forest; Green Forest United Methodist Church, 100 S. Springfield Ave., Green Forest; Holiday Island Country Club, 1 Country Club Drive, Holiday Island; and Osage Baptist Church, 16475 Highway 103 South, Alpena.

Absentee voting will be conducted through the Carroll County Clerk’s Office at 210 W. Church Ave. in Berryville, in the Carroll County Eastern District Courthouse. The deadline for the county clerk to receive absentee ballot applications by mail, fax or email for the preferential primary is Tuesday, Feb. 24. The deadline for the county clerk to receive absentee ballot applications in person is 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 2.

Voters whose registration lists their party affiliation as Democratic will not be allowed to vote in the Republican preferential primary.

Voters are encouraged to check their party affiliation listed on their voter registration before going to the polls and to make any necessary changes by filling out a new voter registration form. Voter Registration forms are available at http:// carrollcounty.us/ CountyClerk/#voter-Information.

The Carroll County Clerk’s office is located at 210 W. Church Ave. in Berryville or at 870-4232022 if there are any questions.

The 2026 general election will be held Nov. 3.