Arkansas
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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27
Arkansas
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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27
State Capitol,
Little Rock, AR
Arkansas was admitted to the United States in 1836, and its original constitution declared “that all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences.” In November 2022, the people of Arkansas will vote on whether to instantiate its current Religious Freedom Restoration Act into the state constitution. What else is Arkansas doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
Opportunity for Absentee Voting: No
Exemptions from Childhood Immunization Requirements: Yes
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: No
State Capitol,
Little Rock, AR
Arkansas was admitted to the United States in 1836, and its original constitution declared “that all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences.” In November 2022, the people of Arkansas will vote on whether to instantiate its current Religious Freedom Restoration Act into the state constitution. What else is Arkansas doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.