Benton County Circuit Judge Brad Karren accepted the plea agreement and Castellanos’ guilty plea and sentenced her to five years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. She was ordered not to register or attempt to register to vote in any future elections.
BENTONVILLE -- A Rogers woman was sentenced this week to five years in prison for illegally voting in the 2024 election. Cecilia Castellanos, 59, pleaded guilty Tuesday to perjury and violation of voter eligibility. The plea was under an agreement Adam Rose, Castellanos' attorney, reached with Justin Harper, deputy prosecutor.
As we get closer to the March 3rd primary in Arkansas and the general election in November, here are the key dates for you to remember.
The Pulaski County Election Board has certified the final results of last Tuesday’s special Democratic primary election for House District 70, officially settin
Debate over Gov. Sarah Sander's proposed prison is casting a shadow on this spring's election, with a special election Tuesday in the Senate district where the project is planned.
Arkansas lawmakers are preparing to implement new rules that more clearly define what authorized poll watchers can—and cannot—do inside polling places.
Voters in Franklin, Johnson, Logan, and Sebastian counties headed to the polls on Jan. 6 to decide which Republican candidate will be considered for Arkansas' Senate District 26 seat in the special election this March. The Senate District 26 seat has been vacant since Sen. Gary Stubblefield's passing in September.
Polling sites across the River Valley will open Tuesday for the Republican Special Primary Election in the Senate District 26 seat race.
Early voting for the 2026 Special Primary Election here in Arkansas has officially wrapped up. Here are the results.
Alex Holladay won the Democratic primary for the District 70 House seat with 79.3% of the vote, while Wade Dunn and Brad Simon will face off in a runoff for the Senate District 26 seat on February
Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Matthew Bloch, Lily Boyce, Irineo Cabreros, Nico Chilla, Nate Cohn, Annie Daniel,