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Arkansas's 1st Congressional District

A dated list of changes to how Americans vote: district maps, polling places and drop boxes, voting laws and rules, and courts and election officials. Each entry says who did what and when, shows what became of it, and links to the page it rests on. Attempts that failed are listed as failed. Entries that rest on a news report name the outlet.

This is the district view: events tagged to this congressional district, then events that apply across Arkansas, then national events. An event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district. See all of Arkansas.

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In Arkansas's 1st Congressional District

No events have been tagged to Arkansas's 1st Congressional District yet. District events are added over time. The state and national events below also apply here.

Across Arkansas

2023

  1. Nov 20, 2023 State Maps and lines Decided by a court

    Eighth Circuit holds private plaintiffs cannot sue under Section 2 over Arkansas's 2021 House map

    In Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment, the Eighth Circuit considered a challenge to the 2021 map for the Arkansas House of Representatives, which created 11 majority-black districts out of 100. Asking whether private plaintiffs can sue under Section 2, the court wrote that "Text and structure reveal that the answer is no," and affirmed the dismissal. Rehearing was later denied, 91 F.4th 967 (8th Cir. 2024).

    Related: Supreme Court stays Eighth Circuit mandate in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe · Eighth Circuit holds no private right of action under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act in Arkansas six-voter case

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

2021

  1. Oct 13, 2021 State Maps and lines Enacted

    Arkansas enacts a new congressional map as Act 1116 of 2021

    Senate Bill 743, "Concerning the definition of the four (4) United States congressional districts of Arkansas," was filed October 4, 2021, passed the Senate on October 6 and passed the House on October 7, 2021. The Legislature's bill page lists it as Act 1116 with an Act Date of October 13, 2021. The Senate vote on the emergency clause failed.

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

Nationwide

2026

  1. Sep 10, 2026 National Maps and lines Proposed

    Census Bureau proposes residence criteria for the 2030 census that would exclude some noncitizens from the apportionment count

    On September 10, 2026 the Census Bureau, an agency of the Department of Commerce, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (91 FR 57524, Docket No. 260903-0005, RIN 0607-AA75) that would add two new parts to the Code of Federal Regulations: residence criteria for the decennial census, and standards and restrictions for demographic questions on the census questionnaire. On residence, the notice states that "the Census Bureau proposes to include lawful permanent residents within the apportionment base, while excluding from the apportionment base illegal aliens and aliens whose legal status is less durable and indefinite in length than lawful permanent resident status," and says it is considering using administrative records to determine legal status. The comment period, first set to end October 13, 2026, was extended to November 2, 2026 by a notice published October 5, 2026. Al Jazeera and CNBC reported on the proposal, and CNBC reported that opponents expect litigation.

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

2021

  1. Aug 12, 2021 National Maps and lines Settled

    Census Bureau releases 2020 redistricting data for states

    On August 12, 2021, the Census Bureau released the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, which it described as delivering data for states to begin redistricting. On September 16, 2021, it released the same data in an easier-to-use format on data.census.gov and delivered a toolkit to states.

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  2. Apr 26, 2021 National Maps and lines Settled

    Census Bureau announces 2020 Census apportionment results

    On April 26, 2021, the Census Bureau announced that the 2020 Census resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020 was 331,449,281, and that Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo delivered the population counts used for apportionment of the U.S. House to the President.

    Source last checked Oct 29, 2026

How this timeline is built

Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.

When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · How people voted in past elections, by county · Back to the 2026 voting center.