§ 7-5-902. Uncounted votes
(a) If for any reason a vote, including an absentee vote and a provisional vote, is not counted under this chapter, the county board of election commissioners shall promptly notify the person who cast the vote. (b) Notification under subsection (a) of this section shall be written notification and shall state the reason or reasons […]
§ 7-5-903. Voter notification
(a) Except as otherwise provided under federal law and Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, the county clerk shall send written notification to a person when: (1) A person registers to vote for the first time; (2) The voter registration of a person becomes inactive; and (3) A person is removed or purged from a voter registration […]
§ 7-5-904. Election commissioners
(a) A member of the State Board of Election Commissioners or a county board of election commissioners shall not serve as a poll worker or a poll watcher on behalf of an individual candidate, political party, or ballot initiative. (b) A person shall not simultaneously serve on the State Board of Election Commissioners and a […]
§ 7-5-905. Documentation for long-term care or residential care facility residents
(a) The documentation required to be submitted by a person who is a resident of a long-term care facility or residential care facility licensed by the state under this chapter shall be standardized. (b) The Secretary of State’s office shall develop, adopt, and make available a standardized form to satisfy the requirements under law concerning […]
§ 7-5-702. Preservation of ballots, stubs, certificates, and other election materials
(a) After the election has been finally certified by the county board of election commissioners, the county board of election commissioners shall retain the custody of and safely keep in a sealed container appropriately marked in a secure location in the county courthouse or other county storage facility all ballots, ballot stubs, and certificates returned […]
§ 7-5-901. Title
This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Voting and Elections Transparency Act of 2017”.
§ 7-5-703. Votes for United States Congress — Tie vote
(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, in the presence of the Governor, within thirty (30) days after the time allowed to make returns of election by the county board of election commissioners, or sooner, if all the returns have been received, to cast up and arrange the votes from the […]
§ 7-5-704. Votes for legislative, judicial, and executive officers — Tie vote
(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, in the presence of the Governor, within thirty (30) days after the time allowed in this subchapter to make returns of elections by the county board of election commissioners, or sooner, if all the returns have been received, to cast up and arrange the […]
§ 7-5-705. Votes for constitutional officers — Tie vote — Certificate of election
(a) During the first week of the session after each election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Attorney General, and in the presence of both houses of the General Assembly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall open and publish the votes cast and given for […]
§ 7-5-706. Presentation of list of legislators elected
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, on the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly, to lay before each house a list of members elected in accordance with the returns in his or her office.