§ 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 […]
§ 7-5-616. Penalty
A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as provided by law for violating the comparable provisions of the laws of this state regarding voting by other voting methods.
§ 7-5-809. Determination of guilt after election — Effect
(a) Should a proceeding under previous sections of this subchapter or a criminal prosecution under the criminal penalties imposed in this act not be determined finally until after the election, if the defendant in the proceeding is elected to the office or is the nominee of a political party to the office, and if it […]
§ 7-5-701. Declaration of results — Certification, delivery, and custody of returns
(a) (1) No earlier than forty-eight (48) hours after the election and no later than the fifteenth calendar day after the election, the county board of election commissioners, from the certificates and ballots received from the several precincts, shall proceed to ascertain, declare, and certify the result of the election to the Secretary of State. […]
§ 7-5-810. Contest of election results — Time for appeal
An appeal to contest the determination of any election in any court of this state must be filed within seven (7) calendar days of the final certification of the election result as announced by a court as authorized by this subchapter, except in instances in which the Arkansas Constitution establishes a time frame for filing […]
§ 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”.