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AR Code § 7-5-317 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-317. Processing and delivery of election materials

 (a) After the polls close, all of the election materials shall be processed and delivered in the following manner:  (1) The poll workers shall total the number of voters on the list-of-voters form and certify and attest the form;  (2) The list-of-voters form, precinct voter registration list, voter registration application forms, and other recordkeeping supplies shall be delivered to the county clerk;  (3) Certificates of election results and tally sheets:  (A) One (1) copy of the certificate of election results with one (1) copy of the tally sheets, if any, shall be delivered to the county clerk; and  (B) One (1) copy of the certificate of election results shall be returned with one (1) copy of the tally sheets, if any, and reports of challenges of voters, if any, to the county board of election commissioners;    (4) Ballots:  (A) The poll workers shall securely envelope any voted ballots separately from any unused ballots and place the ballots in a container with a numbered seal and then deliver the ballots with the tally sheets, if any, and other election materials to the county board of election commissioners; and  (B) All cancelled ballots shall be preserved separately from the other ballots and returned to the county board of election commissioners; and    (5) Sealed stub boxes shall be delivered to the county board of election commissioners for storage.    (b) All of the election materials, stub boxes, and returns shall be delivered to the county board of election commissioners by the poll workers immediately after the polls close.
AR Code § 7-5-318 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-318. Failure to deliver materials — Penalty — Messenger to obtain delinquent returns

 (a) If the poll workers fail to deliver the ballots, ballot stubs, certification of election, voter lists, and other election returns in the manner provided for in § 7-5-317, the poll workers shall forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) to be recovered by action of debt in the name of the state for the use of the county.  (b) Upon failure of delivery of the election returns immediately after the polls close, the county board of election commissioners shall dispatch a peace officer to obtain the election returns, and all expenses incurred by sending the messenger shall be paid by the defaulting poll workers.
AR Code § 7-5-323 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-323. Procedure when voter fails to provide verification of registration

 If a ballot or absentee ballot is deemed a provisional ballot for failure to provide verification of registration under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13, the voter shall comply with the procedures under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13, for his or her vote to be counted.
AR Code § 7-5-324 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-324. Voter verification card

 (a)  (1)  (A) The Secretary of State shall provide by rule for the issuance of a voter verification card that may be requested by an individual to be used to verify his or her voter registration under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13, when appearing to vote in person or by absentee ballot.  (B) The rules shall include without limitation:  (i) A requirement that the voter verification card include a photograph of the voter;  (ii) Specification of the information to be included on the voter verification card;  (iii) Provisions concerning the expiration of a voter verification card; and  (iv) Provisions for the voter verification card to be provided by the county clerk of the county in which the voter is registered to vote.      (2) Providing for the issuance of a voter verification card under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section may include without limitation the purchase by the Secretary of State of cameras and other equipment necessary to generate a voter verification card in the office of the county clerk.    (b) A voter verification card shall be issued without the payment of a fee or charge to an individual who:  (1) Does not have another valid form of identification meeting the requirements of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13; and  (2)  (A) Is registered to vote; or  (B) Will be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the next election and has timely submitted a voter registration application.      (c)  (1) The Secretary of State or the county clerk shall not require or accept payment for a voter verification card issued for the sole purpose of voter verification.  (2) A person requesting a voter verification card for the sole purpose of voter verification shall sign an affidavit that he or she does not possess a valid form of identification meeting the requirements of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13.
AR Code § 7-5-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-401. Duties of county clerk

 (a) The county clerk shall be the custodian of the absentee ballots and early voting ballots for any early voting conducted by the county clerk.  (b) The county clerk shall be furnished a suitable room at the county courthouse or other location designated for the purpose of exercising all the powers and duties concerning the application for, the issuance of, and the voting of absentee and early voting ballots required by law of the county clerk.  (c) In counties with more than one (1) county seat, the county clerk shall conduct:  (1) Absentee voting in the courthouse or other room provided by the county; and  (2) Early voting at the county clerk's designated early voting location in each county seat if the county clerk conducts early voting under § 7-5-418.
AR Code § 7-5-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-402. Voter qualification

 The following persons, if possessing the qualifications of electors, may cast an absentee ballot in any election:   (1) Any person who will be unavoidably absent from his or her voting place on the day of the election; and  (2) Any person who will be unable to attend the polls on election day because of illness or physical disability.
AR Code § 7-5-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-405. Application form

 (a)  (1) Applications for absentee ballots may be made on a form or forms prescribed by the Secretary of State and furnished by the county clerk at least sixty (60) days before the election.  (2) The form or forms shall contain the following information:  (A) The following statement:  (B) A statement in which the voter must indicate that he or she is requesting an absentee ballot because he or she will be:  (i) Unavoidably absent from the polling site on election day;  (ii) Unable to attend the polls on election day because of illness or physical disability; or  (iii) Unable to attend the polls on election day because of residence in a long-term care or residential facility licensed by the state;    (C) A statement by the voter indicating whether he or she resides outside the county;  (D) A statement indicating whether the voter is a United States citizen residing outside the territorial limits of the United States;  (E) A statement indicating whether the voter is in active service as a member of the armed services of the United States;  (F) Mailing information for the ballot or the name and signature of a designated bearer, an administrator, or an authorized agent;  (G) The date, the voter's printed or typed name, voting residence address, date of birth, and the voter's signature attesting to the correctness of the information provided under penalty of perjury; and  (H) The election in which the voter wishes to cast an absentee ballot.    (3)  (A) The form or forms shall contain a portion to include a sworn statement that may be completed by a voter stating that the voter is registered to vote and that he or she is the person who is registered.  (B) The sworn statement portion of the form or forms under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section is not required to be notarized but shall be executed by the voter under penalty of perjury.      (b) The Secretary of State may prescribe separate absentee ballot application forms for:  (1)  (A) Persons who reside within the county in which they are registered to vote and will be unavoidably absent from the polls on the date of the election.  (B) The application shall be valid for one (1) election cycle, which includes any one (1) election and the corresponding runoff election;    (2)  (A) Persons whose application would be valid for one (1) calendar year.  (B) This includes the following:  (i) Persons who reside outside the county in which they are registered to vote;  (ii) Persons in long-term care or residential facilities licensed by the state; and  (iii) Voters with disabilities; and      (3) Persons whose applications would be valid through the next regularly scheduled general election for federal office, including any resulting runoff elections.    (c) Any person may distribute blank applications for absentee ballots.    “IF YOU PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION ON THIS FORM, YOU MAY BE GUILTY OF PERJURY AND SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO $10,000 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR UP TO 10 YEARS.”;
AR Code § 7-5-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-407. Preparation and delivery of ballots

 (a)  (1) The county board of election commissioners shall prepare official absentee ballots and deliver them to the county clerk for mailing to all qualified applicants as soon as practicable but not later than forty-seven (47) days before a preferential primary election, general election, school election, nonpartisan general election, nonpartisan runoff election, or special election.  (2) Upon the receipt of the absentee ballots, the county clerk shall begin delivering ballots to absentee voters as soon as practicable and, no later than forty-six (46) days before the applicable election, shall deliver ballots to those absentee voters who made timely application under:  (A) Section 7-5-406; or  (B) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq., as existing on January 1, 2011.      (b) The county board of election commissioners shall prepare official absentee ballots and deliver them to the county clerk for mailing to any qualified applicant as soon as practicable but in any event not later than ten (10) days before all other elections not included in subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 7-5-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-408. List of applications — Preparation, preservation, and inspection

 (a) The county clerk shall make a list of the applications for absentee ballots as the applications are received and shall keep the list of applications and retain the application forms after the election in which they are to be used for the same period as is required for retaining ballots.  (b) When each absentee ballot is returned to the county clerk, the clerk shall indicate on the list of applications that the absentee ballot was returned.  (c) The list and applications shall be available to public inspection during regular business hours from sixty (60) days prior to the election until they are destroyed.  (d)  (1) The county clerk shall record in the electronic voter registration system the date the county clerk receives the voter's:  (A) Absentee ballot application; and  (B) Absentee ballot.    (2) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(3) of this section, during the sixty (60) days before election day, the county clerk shall record in the electronic voter registration system:  (A) Within one (1) business day after the receipt of the voter's absentee ballot, the date the county clerk received the voter's absentee ballot; and  (B) Within two (2) business days after receipt of the voter's absentee ballot application, the date the county clerk received the absentee ballot application.    (3) If a voter's absentee ballot is received by the county clerk on election day, the county clerk immediately shall record the date the absentee ballot was received.  (4) The county clerk shall not provide an absentee ballot to an election official for counting unless the ballot has been marked as received in the electronic voter registration system.
AR Code § 7-5-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-410. Instructions and notice included with voting materials — Other enclosures prohibited

 It shall be unlawful for any person to place any notice, advertising material, or other advice with the material delivered or mailed to the applicant, other than instructions as to the method of casting an absentee ballot including a procedure to be followed by absentee voters such as express information covering the type or types of writing instruments which may be used to mark the absentee ballot, preferably pen or indelible pencil, the consequences of voting for more than one (1) candidate for a particular office, and notice of the last day on which the ballot may be received and counted. The instructions and notice shall not be signed by the name of any person.
AR Code § 7-5-411 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-411. Methods of voting absentee

 (a) Absentee voting may be accomplished in one (1) of the following methods and in no other manner:  (1)  (A) By delivery of the ballot by mail that must be received in the office of the county clerk of the county of residence of the voter not later than 7:30 p.m. on election day.  (B)  (i) However, except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B)(ii) of this section, by ballots applied for not later than thirty (30) days before the election by qualified electors outside the United States on election day that are signed, dated, postmarked, and mailed by the voters no later than the day of the election and received by the county clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. ten (10) calendar days after the date of the election.  (ii) The absentee ballots of armed services personnel serving in active status shall be counted if received by the county clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. ten (10) calendar days after the date of the election and if the absentee ballots were executed no later than the date of the election.    (C) Each absentee ballot shall be mailed separately by the voter and shall not be included with any other absentee ballot in a bulk mailing, except that an administrator of a long-term care or residential care facility licensed by the State of Arkansas or hospital may mail the absentee ballots of the residents and patients by bulk mail. Absentee ballots in any bulk mailing not otherwise permitted in this subsection shall not be counted;    (2) By delivery of the ballot to the county clerk of the county of residence of the voter not later than 7:30 p.m. on election day by the designated bearer, administrator, or the authorized agent of the absentee voter who is medically unable to vote at the regular polling site, upon proper verification of the signature of the voter by the county clerk and validation of the identity of the authorized agent; or  (3) The voter may deliver the ballot to the county clerk of the county of his or her residence not later than the close of regular business hours on the day before the election.    (b) Any person to whom an absentee ballot is delivered according to the precinct voter registration list but who elects to vote by early voting or to vote at his or her polling site on election day shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot.
AR Code § 7-5-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-412. Marking and return of absentee ballots — Delivery of mailed absentee ballots

 (a) Upon receiving the blank absentee ballot, voter statement, and envelopes, whether in the office of the county clerk or elsewhere, the voter shall mark the absentee ballot and place the absentee ballot in the provided envelope. He or she shall then seal the envelope containing the absentee ballot and place it in the other provided outer envelope with the following:  (1) The completed and executed voter statement, including identification of the designated bearer, authorized agent, or administrator when appropriate; and  (2)  (A) Verification of voter registration; or  (B) A copy of a current and valid photographic identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the first-time voter, for first-time voters who registered by mail. However, this requirement does not apply if:  (i) The voter registered to vote by mail and provided the identification at that time; or  (ii) The first-time voter registered to vote by mail and submitted his or her driver's license number or at least the last four (4) digits of his or her Social Security number at the time and this information matches the information in an existing state identification record bearing the same number, name, and date of birth as provided in the registration.        (b)  (1) A voter who desires to cast an absentee ballot but who does not meet the identification requirements of subdivision (a)(2) of this section may cast his or her absentee ballot by mail, and the absentee ballot shall be considered as a provisional ballot.  (2)  (A) The voter statement accompanying the absentee ballot shall include a sworn statement portion that may be completed by the voter stating that the voter is registered to vote and that he or she is the person who is registered.  (B) The sworn statement portion of the voter statement is not required to be notarized, but the voter shall execute the sworn statement under penalty of perjury.      (c) After recording receipt of the absentee ballot in the electronic voter registration system, absentee ballots received by mail on election day before the polls close shall be delivered promptly by the county clerk to the election officials designated to canvass and count absentee ballots.
AR Code § 7-5-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-413. Voting machines — Related duties

 (a)  (1) At least one (1) voting machine equipped for use by individuals with disabilities shall be placed in the county clerk's designated location for early voting for the election in accordance with this subchapter and at any off-site polling locations established by the county board of election commissioners.  (2) Those persons entitled under the law to vote early by personal appearance shall cast their votes on voting systems under the laws applicable to early voting, and the clerk or election official shall enter the name of each voter on a list at the time he or she votes.    (b) After regular business hours, the clerk at the clerk's designated early voting location or the election official at any off-site polling place shall secure the machines against further voting at the close of each day's voting in the presence of authorized poll watchers, if any. When early voting is concluded, the clerk or the election official shall secure the machines against further voting.  (c)  (1) At the time designated in the notice of election, a set of election officials for the machines used for early voting shall canvass the vote in the manner provided for regular polling sites. After the canvass has been made, the machines shall be secured and shall remain inaccessible to voting.  (2) The results of the canvass shall be returned to the county board of election commissioners to be tabulated and canvassed with and in the same manner as the returns of other election precincts.    (d) Any candidate or political party may be present in person or by a representative designated in writing during the progress of early voting and at the canvass of the results in any election for the purpose of determining whether or not the votes in any election are fairly and accurately cast and counted.
AR Code § 7-5-414 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-414. Appointment of election clerks — Qualifications

 (a) The county board of election commissioners shall appoint election clerks to process, count, and canvass the absentee voters' ballots in all elections.  (b)  (1) The election clerks who are to canvass the absentee ballots shall be appointed in the same manner and at the same time the poll workers are selected to serve at the regular voting precincts.  (2) The election clerks shall possess the same qualifications as the poll workers who serve at the regular voting precincts.    (c) The processing, counting, and canvassing of the absentee ballots shall be under the supervision and at the direction of the county board of election commissioners.
AR Code § 7-5-415 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-415. Compensation of county clerk for extra deputy

 The county clerk's budget shall be paid not less than minimum wage for a period not to exceed thirty-five (35) days for hiring one (1) extra deputy for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of this act. The fee for this one (1) extra deputy shall be established and paid by the county, city, or other political subdivision, the representatives of which call the election, or in the case of a state-funded election, by the State Board of Election Commissioners. Any additional deputies beyond the one (1) extra deputy may be hired as necessary to carry out the purposes of early voting and absentee voting, if approved and paid by the quorum court of the county. In the regular general election, the fee for the one (1) extra deputy or additional deputies shall be paid by the county.
AR Code § 7-5-417 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting|§ 7-5-417. Challenge of absentee votes

 (a) When the name and voting precinct of a voter is read by the election official, any candidate or qualified poll watcher pursuant to § 7-5-312 may challenge the vote in the manner provided by law for personal voting challenges, and the election officials shall consider the ballot as a provisional ballot.  (b) If the statement is not in proper form or for any other legal reason the vote should not be counted, the ballot shall not be counted and shall be preserved together with the statement and envelope for the same period of time that the statements are preserved.  (c) If the county board of election commissioners determines that the provisional voter is qualified and that the vote was properly cast, the vote shall be counted.
AR Code § 7-5-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 5 - Voting Machines|§ 7-5-502. Application of election laws and penalties

 All laws of this state applicable to elections where voting is done in any manner other than by machines and all penalties prescribed for violation of these laws shall apply to elections and precincts where voting machines are used insofar as they are applicable.