Fact Sheet Available for Upcoming Election on Ozark Entertainment District

by Kristin Higgins - October 7, 2025

Voters in Ozark have a special election in November after residents collected enough voter signatures to put the city's new entertainment district ordinance on the ballot for citizens to decide. 

The Public Policy Center at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture partnered with the Franklin County Extension Office to produce a fact sheet explaining the referendum. 

In this special election, voters are being asked whether they want to keep or repeal the city’s Ordinance 2025-3 that established a permanent entertainment district in Ozark.

• Casting a FOR vote in this election is to keep the ordinance in place.
• Casting an AGAINST vote in this election would repeal the city ordinance and the entertainment district would be canceled.

Find More Information
The voter guide produced by the Public Policy Center includes more information about the Ozark referendum, including what supporters and opponents of the ordinance say and answers to voters’ frequently asked questions. 

Download the fact sheet at https://uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/voter-education/Ozark-Entertainment-District-Referendum-November-2025.pdf  

Who can vote on this local ballot issue?
People who live in Ozark and are registered to vote can vote on this local ballot issue. Early voting starts Nov. 12 and Election Day is Nov. 18, 2025.