§ 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 […]
§ 7-5-801. Right of action — Procedure
(a) A right of action is conferred on any candidate to contest the certification of nomination or the certificate of vote as made by the appropriate officials in any election. (b) The action shall be brought in the circuit court of the county in which the certification of nomination or certificate of vote is made […]
§ 7-5-802. Circuit court proceedings
(a) If the complaint is sufficiently definite to make a prima facie case, unless the circuit court in which it is filed is in session or is to convene within thirty (30) days, the judge shall call a special term which shall possess the powers of a court convened in a regular term, and shall […]
§ 7-5-803. Special judges for additional contests
(a) In the event that there are more election contests brought under this section than the circuit court judge can dispose of prior to ten (10) days before any election to be held, either of the parties to the contest may so report to the circuit judge in vacation or otherwise, who shall have full […]
§ 7-5-804. Trial — Appeal — Enforcement — Other laws superseded
(a) The election contest shall be tried by the circuit judge in open court without a jury. (b) An appeal may be taken from the judgment. However, the appeal shall not operate as a supersedeas by judicial order or otherwise and the judgment of the circuit court shall be obeyed by officeholders, political committees and […]
§ 7-5-805. Contest of state legislative offices
(a) Any contest to the eligibility, qualifications, or election to serve as a member of the Senate shall be in accordance with the rules and procedures for election contests as established by that chamber under its governing rules. (b) (1) (A) Any action to contest eligibility, qualification, or election to serve as a member of […]
§ 7-5-806. Contest of state constitutional executive offices
(a) All contested general elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Attorney General, except as provided in this section, shall be decided by the joint vote of both houses of the General Assembly, and in that joint meeting the President of the Senate shall preside. (b) If, […]