Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-402: Voter qualification

The following persons, if possessing the qualifications of electors, may cast an absentee ballot in any election:

(1) Any person who will be unavoidably absent from his or her voting place on the day of the election;

(2) Any person who will be unable to attend the polls on election day because of illness or physical disability; and

(3) Any person who is prevented from voting due to observance of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire twelve (12) hours that the polls are open on election day.