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'We don't have the budget for that': County asks state to fund absentee voting
by Janelle Lilley
Arkansas voters may now request an absentee ballot form for the upcoming November election if they are concerned about possible exposure to COVID-19. (KATV)
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) —

Arkansas voters may now request an absentee ballot form for the upcoming November election if they are concerned about possible exposure to COVID-19. The announcement came Thursday afternoon from Governor Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of State John Thurston, and it was exactly what Pulaski County Clerk Terri Hollingsworth wanted to hear.

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"That has been one of the biggest stressors because if everybody waits until October 27 to request an absentee ballot, then I can't fulfill that order," said Hollingsworth who serves the state's largest population of registered voters.

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