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AR Code § 7-5-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-503. Examination and approval of machines by State Board of Election Commissioners

 (a) Any person or corporation selling voting machines may apply to exhibit machines to the State Board of Election Commissioners.  (b) The state board shall examine the machine and file a report of its accuracy, efficiency, and capacity with the office of the Secretary of State.  (c) If the kind of machine examined complies with the requirements of § 7-5-504 and can be safely used by voters at elections under the conditions prescribed, the machine shall be deemed approved by the state board, and machines of its kind may be adopted for use at elections if selected for use by the Secretary of State. When the machine has been approved, any improvement or change that does not impair its accuracy, efficiency, or capacity shall not render necessary a reexamination or reapproval.  (d) A form of voting machine not approved cannot be used at any election.
AR Code § 7-5-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-507. Demonstration — Assistance in operating machine

 (a)  (1) The manufacturer shall demonstrate the machine to the county election officials prior to the first election at which the machines are placed in use.  (2) The date for the demonstration shall be agreed upon by the vendor and the county board of election commissioners.    (b) On the date of the first election at which voting machines are used, manufacturers shall make employees available in each county where the machines are in operation to assist the county board of election commissioners in any manner that will expedite voting and provide efficient operation of voting machines. After the first election, the county board of election commissioners shall obtain the assistance needed in operating the machines, and the county board of election commissioners shall collect and pay expenses for this assistance as it would for any other election cost.
AR Code § 7-5-509 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-509. Machines used for demonstration

 (a)  (1) The county board of election commissioners may designate suitable times and places where voting machines shall be exhibited for the purpose of giving instructions in their use to all voters who apply for instruction.  (2) Public notice of the times and places where voting machines will be exhibited shall be given at least forty-eight (48) hours before the first date of demonstration by publication one (1) time in one (1) or more daily or weekly newspapers published in the town, city, or county using the machines if a newspaper is published in the town, city, or county.    (b)  (1) The location of voting machines for demonstration shall be in accessible public buildings.  (2) The voting machines used for demonstration shall display sample ballots showing the title of offices to be filled and, as far as practicable, the names of the candidates in the next election.    (c) No voting machine that is to be assigned for use in any election shall be used for instruction after having been prepared and secured for the election. Machines shall not be used for demonstration purposes during the time that the polls are open on election day or if the demonstration shall in any way interfere with the proper adjustment, securing, or use of the machine in the election.
AR Code § 7-5-510 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-510. Forms for complaints about function of voting machine — Investigation

 (a) At each polling place at which voting machines are used, the county board of election commissioners shall provide forms that voters may use for complaints about the function of a voting machine. The complaint form shall include space for the following information:  (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the person making the complaint;  (2) The identification number of the voting machine;  (3) The complaint; and  (4) Such other information concerning the complaint as the State Board of Election Commissioners determines to be appropriate to carry out the intent of this section.    (b)  (1) A voter may file a complaint form with a poll worker who shall forward the complaint form to the county board of election commissioners.  (2) A copy of each complaint shall be provided to the Elections Division of the Secretary of State.  (3) It shall be the duty of the county board of election commissioners to investigate complaints regarding the function of a voting machine.
AR Code § 7-5-512 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-512. Certification of ballot styles — Equipment furnished to polling sites

 (a) It shall be the duty of the county board of election commissioners to prepare and certify the ballot styles for the voting machine.  (b) In addition, the county board of election commissioners shall furnish any election materials and supplies as may be necessary or as may be required by law.  (c) The voting machine shall be delivered by the county board of election commissioners to the election officials at each polling site.  (d) The county board of election commissioners shall supply each precinct with clear, written instructions suitable for the instruction of voters that illustrate the manner of voting on the machine.
AR Code § 7-5-513 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-513. Machine breakdown — Delivery of ballot materials

 The county board of election commissioners in any county in which voting machines are to be used shall be ready at any time on election day to deliver ballots, ballot boxes, replacement voting machines, if available, or other necessary equipment required by law for voting to any precinct in the county, town, or city upon notice that any voting machine is out of order or fails to work.
AR Code § 7-5-516 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-516. Notice to candidates of preparation — Rules and statutes unaffected

 Before the county board of election commissioners begins the preparation of the machines for any election, it shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county stating:   (1) The time and place the machines will be prepared for the election; and  (2) A time at which one (1) representative of each candidate may inspect to see that the machines are in proper condition for use in the election.
AR Code § 7-5-517 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-517. Securing machines — Certification

 (a) When a voting machine has been properly prepared by the county board of election commissioners and examined by the representatives of the candidates or the candidate himself or herself, it shall be made inaccessible to voting.  (b)  (1) Any device required to activate the machine shall be placed in a package on which shall be written the serial number and the precinct location of the voting machine and the number registered on the device.  (2) The package shall be sealed in the presence of the representatives of the candidates or the candidates themselves.    (c) The county board of election commissioners shall then certify, in the presence of the candidates or their representatives, the serial numbers of the machines, and that all question counters are set at zero (000).  (d) An activation device required for voting on the voting machines shall be kept by the county board of election commissioners until turned over for delivery to the election officials with the election equipment at the polling site for election day.
AR Code § 7-5-518 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-518. Machines inactivated until polls open — Adjustment of counters

 (a) The voting machine shall remain inactivated against voting until the polls are formally opened and shall not be operated except by voters for voting.  (b) If any counter is found not to register zero (000), the poll workers shall immediately notify the county board of election commissioners, who shall cause the counters to be adjusted at zero (000).  (c)  (1) The poll workers shall produce one (1) printout from each machine showing whether the candidate and question counters register zero (000) and shall sign and post the printout upon the wall of the polling room, where it shall remain throughout the election day.  (2) After the close of voting on election day, the certified printout, signed by the poll workers, shall be:  (A) Returned to the county board of election commissioners; and  (B) Filed with the election returns.
AR Code § 7-5-520 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-520. Instructions for voters using voting machines

 During the election, each voter shall be instructed regarding the operation of voting machines before voting. The voter's attention shall also be called to the sample ballot, so that the voter shall become familiar with the questions, the names of the offices, and the names of the candidates.
AR Code § 7-5-521 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-521. Arrangement of polling place

 (a) The exterior of the voting machine and every part of the polling place shall be in plain view of the poll workers.  (b) The machine shall be placed so that no person can see or determine how the voter casts his or her vote.  (c) After the opening of the polls, the poll workers shall not allow any person to pass to the part of the room where the machine is situated, except for the purpose of voting.
AR Code § 7-5-522 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-522. Voting procedure

 (a)  (1) When a voter presents himself or herself for the purpose of voting, the poll workers shall ascertain whether he or she is properly qualified and registered under § 7-5-305.  (2) In preparing the machines, the poll workers shall ensure that each voter will have access only to the proper ballot.    (b) Only one (1) voter at a time shall be permitted to approach a voting machine. Having cast his or her vote, the voter shall at once move away from the voting machine and leave the polling room by the exit provided.  (c) A voter having left the voting machine shall not be permitted to return to the voting machine except to complete the voting process.  (d) If a voter leaves an electronic ballot on a voting machine on which the voter has either made some or no selections and has failed to complete the process of casting the ballot and failed to notify a poll worker of his or her desire to cancel the ballot before departing the polling site, two (2) poll workers shall take action to complete the process of casting the ballot and shall document:  (1) The time;  (2) The name of the voter, if known;  (3) The names of the poll workers completing the process of casting the ballot; and  (4) All other circumstances surrounding the abandoned ballot.
AR Code § 7-5-524 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-524. Voter access to machines — Persons in line at closing time

 (a) During the time that the polls are open for voting, no more voters shall be permitted to approach the voting machine than there are vacant machines available for voting.  (b) At the time of the closing of the polls, all persons who have presented themselves for voting and who are then in line at the polling place shall be permitted to cast their votes as now provided by law. Every person in line shall have the opportunity to vote.
AR Code § 7-5-525 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-525. Write-in votes

 (a) Votes for any person whose name does not appear on the voting machine as a qualified candidate for office are referred to in this section as write-in votes.  (b)  (1) The voting machine shall be programmed to allow a voter to enter the name of a qualified write-in candidate on the ballot.  (2) A write-in vote shall be cast in the appropriate place on the ballot, or the vote for that candidate shall be void and not counted.    (c) Write-in votes shall not be counted in primary elections.
AR Code § 7-5-526 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-526. Closing of polls — Securing machines — Poll workers' certificate

 (a) At the official time for closing the polls and upon termination of the voting, the poll workers shall announce that the polls have closed and in the presence of all persons authorized to be present shall remove the activation devices from the voting machines to make them inaccessible to further voting.  (b) At the same time, the poll workers shall sign a certificate provided by the county board of election commissioners stating that the machines were made inaccessible to further voting and giving the exact time and the number of votes shown on the public counters.
AR Code § 7-5-527 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-527. Exposure of count — Verification — Return record — Official signatures

 (a) The poll workers shall then expose the count in the presence of all persons authorized to be present.  (b) It is the intention of this section to accord a full, complete, and public view of the count from each voting machine to all poll workers and designated watchers for the candidates or parties.  (c)  (1) The poll worker shall proceed to produce the result record in a minimum of three (3) copies.  (2)  (A) The result record shall be deemed the official count for that machine.  (B) One (1) copy of the completed return record for that machine shall be posted upon the wall of the polling room for all to see.      (d) The poll workers shall sign the machine return record produced by the device.  (e)  (1) The activation device used to collect votes from each voting machine and all certified result records shall be placed in a package that shall be sealed and signed by all the poll workers and any watchers that may desire to affix a signature.  (2)  (A) The sealed package shall be immediately returned to the county board of election commissioners by one (1) of the poll workers selected for this purpose, accompanied by those other poll workers and watchers who desire to join the poll worker.  (B) The poll worker shall obtain a receipt for the sealed package.
AR Code § 7-5-528 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-528. Machines released to officers

 Voting machines shall be released to a person designated by the county board of election commissioners for storage in a secure facility designated by the county board of election commissioners.
AR Code § 7-5-529 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-529. Tabulation of returns

 (a) The county board of election commissioners shall compile countywide totals from the activation pack or device used to collect votes from each voting machine.  (b) Prior to certification of the official election results, the county board of election commissioners shall manually compile countywide totals from the polling location's certified return records and verify that they match the electronically derived totals from the activation pack or device used to collect votes from each machine.
AR Code § 7-5-530 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-530. Securing audit materials upon election contest or recount

 (a) The county board of election commissioners shall produce an audit log for each voting machine used in the election.  (b) In the event that there is an election contest filed, the judge of the court that has jurisdiction may order the county board of election commissioners to secure the audit logs and the voter-verified paper audit trail alleged in the contest to be in question. The county board of election commissioners shall store them in a secure place in the county courthouse under lock and key awaiting further orders of the court.  (c) In the event that any candidate in any election in which the machines have been utilized or any voter who questions the count of any question posed at any election gives written notice to the county board of election commissioners that he or she desires a recount, then the applicable county board of election commissioners shall secure the audit logs and voter-verified paper audit trails and store them in a secure place in the county courthouse awaiting further orders of the applicable county board of election commissioners or court.
AR Code § 7-5-531 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-531. Retention of audit data — Machines to remain secured until results are certified except on court order

 (a) All audit logs and voter-verified paper audit trails produced by a voting machine shall remain secured for a period of two (2) years.  (b)  (1) All voting machines used in any election shall remain secured for a period of at least three (3) days following the election unless the machines are ordered to be activated sooner by and on the authority of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, in the event that the issue of the election should be in judicial controversy.  (2) Should no order be entered, it shall be the duty of the county board of election commissioners to clear the machines for future elections after the results of the election have been certified.
AR Code § 7-5-532 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-532. Direct-recording electronic voting machines — Definitions

 (a) For purposes of this section:  (1) “Direct-recording electronic voting machine” means a voting machine that:  (A) Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that may be actuated by the voter;  (B) Processes the data by means of a computer program;  (C) Records voting data and ballot images in internal or external memory components; and  (D) Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and in a printed copy; and    (2) “Voter-verified paper audit trail” means a contemporaneous paper record of a ballot printed for the voter to confirm his or her votes before the voter casts his or her ballot.    (b) The Secretary of State or the county shall not purchase or procure a direct-recording electronic voting machine that does not include a voter-verified paper audit trail.  (c)  (1) All direct-recording electronic voting machines in use on or after January 1, 2006, shall include a voter-verified paper audit trail, except for those direct-recording electronic voting machines in use during the 2004 general election.  (2) All direct-recording electronic voting machines purchased on or after August 12, 2005, shall include a voter-verified paper audit trail.    (d) A direct-recording electronic voting machine with a voter-verified paper audit trail shall meet the following conditions:  (1) The voter-verified paper audit trail may be verified by the voter before the casting of the voter's ballot;  (2) The voter-verified paper audit trail shall not be retained by the voter;  (3) The voter-verified paper audit trail shall not contain individual voter information;  (4) The paper used in producing the voter-verified paper audit trail shall be sturdy, clean, and resistant to degradation; and  (5) The voter-verified paper audit trail shall be readable in a manner that makes the voter's ballot choices obvious to the voter without the use of computer or electronic code.    (e) Voter-verified paper audit trails shall be preserved in the same manner and for the same time period that ballots and certificates are preserved under § 7-5-702.
AR Code § 7-5-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 6 - Paper Ballots and Electronic Vote Tabulating Devices|§ 7-5-601. Paper ballots — Form

 (a) All paper ballots provided by the county board of election commissioners of any county in this state for any election shall be alike and shall be printed in plain type.  (b) Each ballot shall be printed on paper with a perforated portion capable of being detached for use as the ballot stub.  (c)  (1) As ballots are printed, the portion that shall be used as the ballot stub shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one (1).  (2) The number on the last ballot printed shall show the total number of ballots provided for the election.    (d)  (1) The heading on the front or inner side of each ballot shall be: “OFFICIAL BALLOT. Vote by placing an appropriate mark opposite the person for whom you wish to vote.”  (2) If the ballot contains an initiated or referred amendment, act, or measure, the heading shall also contain these words: “Vote on amendments, acts, and measures by placing an appropriate mark below the amendment (or act or measure) either FOR or AGAINST.”    (e) Beneath the heading on each paper ballot there shall be printed instructions that inform the voter:  (1) Of the effect of casting multiple votes for an office; and  (2) How to correct the ballot before it is cast and counted, including without limitation instructions on how to correct an error through the issuance of a replacement ballot if the voter was otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct an error.
AR Code § 7-5-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 6 - Paper Ballots and Electronic Vote Tabulating Devices|§ 7-5-602. Ballots — Number — Official — Marking device — Spoiled

 (a)  (1) The county board of election commissioners of each county in this state using paper ballots counted by hand at the polling site, paper ballots counted by an electronic vote tabulating device at the polling site, or paper ballots cast at a polling site and counted at a central location shall provide for each election precinct one hundred fifty (150) printed ballots for each one hundred (100) or fraction of one hundred (100) electors voting on paper ballots at the last preceding comparable election.  (2) The total number of ballots required to be printed for each election precinct shall not exceed one hundred five percent (105%) of the total number of registered voters for the respective precinct.    (b) A ballot shall not be received or counted in any election to which this subchapter applies unless it is provided by the county board of election commissioners under this section.  (c) At all elections in counties that use paper ballots and in which those ballots are counted by hand, the ballots shall be marked using permanent ink.  (d)  (1) A voter who shall by accident or mistake mar or spoil any ballot so that he or she cannot conveniently or clearly vote on the ballot may return it to the poll workers and receive another ballot, not to exceed three (3) ballots in total.  (2) Spoiled ballots shall be cancelled by a poll worker's writing “CANCELLED” on its face and initialing the ballot.  (3) The cancelled ballots shall be preserved separately from other ballots and returned to the county board of election commissioners and shall be open to public inspection.