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AR Code § 7-5-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-5-104. Election expenses — Allocation

 (a)  (1) All expenses of general elections for presidential, congressional, state, district, county, township, or municipal offices in this state shall be paid by the counties in which they are held.  (2) However, any city or incorporated town shall reimburse the county board of election commissioners for the expenses of the elections in an amount equal to a figure derived by multiplying fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of each election by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of voters from the city or incorporated town casting ballots in each election prepared by the county board of election commissioners, and the denominator of which shall be the total number of voters casting ballots in each election.    (b)  (1) Except for the expense of party primary elections under § 7-7-201 et seq., all expenses for special elections, including runoff elections as required by law, for congressional, state, district, county, and township offices shall be paid by the counties in which they are held.  (2) All expenses of special elections, including any runoff elections as required by law, for municipal offices shall be paid by the city or incorporated town calling for the elections.  (3) All expenses of special elections called by any county for the purpose of referring a question or measure to the voters of the county shall be paid by the county.  (4) All expenses of special elections called by any city or incorporated town for the purpose of referring a question or measure to the voters of the city or incorporated town shall be paid by the city or incorporated town.
AR Code § 7-5-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-5-107. Use of voter registration lists by poll workers

 (a)  (1) In any election conducted in this state, precinct voter registration lists shall be used by poll workers in each polling place.  (2)  (A) An electronic poll book may be used by poll workers in each polling place.  (B) The functions of an electronic poll book may include without limitation:  (i) Voter lookup;  (ii) Voter verification;  (iii) Voter identification;  (iv) Precinct assignment;  (v) Ballot assignment;  (vi) Recording when a voter presents himself or herself to an election official and requests a ballot; and  (vii) Redirecting voters to the correct polling site.        (b) Precinct voter registration lists shall contain the name, address including zip code, and date of birth of each registered voter within the precinct, including those who have been designated inactive, the precinct number and county wherein the precinct is located, the name and date of the election, and a space for the voter's signature.  (c) The following shall be printed at the top of each page of the precinct voter registration list:    “IF YOU SIGN THIS FORM AND YOU ARE NOT A LAWFULLY REGISTERED VOTER, YOU ARE MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT AND MAY BE COMMITTING PERJURY. PERJURY IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO A $10,000 FINE AND UP TO 10 YEARS IMPRISONMENT.”
AR Code § 7-5-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-5-109. Computerized voter registration lists

 (a) The county clerks of the several counties of the state may reproduce the registered voter list maintained by the county clerk in any format that the office of the county clerk is capable of providing.  (b) The county clerks shall be entitled to a fee in connection with the preparation of any registered voter list that shall reimburse the county clerk for reproduction expenses. The value of office equipment previously secured for the office of the county clerk shall not be considered when determining the amount of this fee.  (c)  (1)  (A) Upon request every county clerk who maintains on computer the list of registered voters within the county shall provide the list on compact disc or other electronic medium.  (B) The list shall include at least the names, addresses, and precinct numbers of the voters.    (2)  (A) The fee for a list, on compact disc or other electronic medium, of one (1) to five thousand (5,000) registered voters may be up to ten dollars ($10.00).  (B) The fee for a list, on compact disc or other electronic medium, of five thousand one (5,001) to twenty-five thousand (25,000) registered voters may be up to twenty-five dollars ($25.00).  (C) The fee for a list, on compact disc or other electronic medium, of more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) registered voters may be up to fifty dollars ($50.00).    (3) If a printed list is requested, the cost of the list may be no more than two cents (2¢) per name and address.
AR Code § 7-5-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-5-110. Registration lists for each ballot combination

 In any precinct with more than one (1) ballot combination, the county clerk shall prepare precinct voter registration lists that identify the district, subdistrict, county, municipality, ward, and school zone in which each voter is qualified to vote.
AR Code § 7-5-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-5-111. Candidacy for more than one elected office — Limitations

 A person shall not run for election for more than one (1) state, county, municipal, district, or township office if the elections are to be held on the same date.
AR Code § 7-5-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 2 - Preelection Proceedings|§ 7-5-203. Certification of candidate lists

 (a)  (1) Not less than seventy-five (75) days before each general election day, the Secretary of State shall certify to all county boards of election commissioners full lists of all candidates to be voted for in their respective counties as the nominations have been certified or otherwise properly submitted to him or her.  (2) A name of a person shall not be certified and shall not be placed on the ballot if prior to the certification deadline a candidate on the list:  (A) Notifies the Secretary of State in writing, signed by the candidate and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgements, of his or her desire to withdraw as a candidate for the office or position; or  (B) Dies.      (b)  (1) Not less than seventy-five (75) days before each general election day, the clerk of each county shall certify to the county board of election commissioners of his or her county a full list of all candidates to be voted for in the county as the nominations have been certified or otherwise properly submitted to him or her.  (2) A name of a person shall not be certified and shall not be placed on the ballot if prior to the certification deadline a candidate on the list:  (A) Notifies the county clerk in writing, signed by the candidate and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgements, of his or her desire to withdraw as a candidate for the office or position; or  (B) Dies.      (c) However, in special elections held to fill vacancies or to elect officers in case of a tie vote, the certification shall issue at the time specified in the writ of election issued by the appropriately constituted authority.
AR Code § 7-5-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 2 - Preelection Proceedings|§ 7-5-204. Certification of measures and questions submitted to voters

 (a) Whenever a proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution or other measure or question is to be submitted to a vote of the people, the Secretary of State shall not certify the amendment, measure, or question to the county board of election commissioners of each county in the state less than seventy-five (75) days before each general election day.  (b) The county board of election commissioners shall include the amendment, measure, or question in the posting that it is required to make under § 7-5-206.  (c)  (1) If the Secretary of State has not determined the sufficiency of a petition for an amendment or a measure by the seventy-fifth day before the general election or if an amendment or a measure has been challenged for any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the Secretary of State shall nonetheless transmit the amendment or measure and the ballot title of each amendment and measure to the county election commissions to make any required posting and to place the amendment or measure on the ballot.  (2) If the petition for the amendment or measure is subsequently declared insufficient by the Secretary of State or a court of competent jurisdiction or if held to be invalid for any other reason, no votes regarding the amendment or measure shall be counted or certified.
AR Code § 7-5-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 2 - Preelection Proceedings|§ 7-5-205. Write-in candidates' votes — When counted

 No votes for write-in candidates shall be counted or tabulated unless:   (1) The candidate notifies in writing the county board of election commissioners of each county in which the candidate seeks election at least ninety (90) days prior to the election and files the notice with either:  (A) The Secretary of State, if a candidate for the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, or any state or district office; or  (B) The county clerk, if a candidate for a county or township office;    (2) The candidate files with the county clerk or the Secretary of State, as required, a political practices pledge and an affidavit of eligibility for the office at the same time the candidate files his or her notice of write-in candidacy;  (3) The notice of write-in candidacy, the political practices pledge, and the affidavit of eligibility are filed during the party filing period; and  (4) The name written on the ballot is the same name listed on the write-in candidate's political practices pledge, except that any abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of the candidate shall be disregarded if the intention of the voter may be ascertained.
AR Code § 7-5-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 2 - Preelection Proceedings|§ 7-5-206. Publication requirements

 The county board of election commissioners shall make publication of all nominations, of all proposed amendments to the Arkansas Constitution, and of all other measures and questions required by law to be submitted to the electors at any election by posting a list thereof at the door of the courthouse at least ten (10) days before the day of the election.
AR Code § 7-5-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 2 - Preelection Proceedings|§ 7-5-208. Ballots — Form

 (a) All election ballots provided by the county board of election commissioners of any county in this state for any election shall be alike and shall be in plain type.  (b)  (1) The heading of each ballot shall be: “OFFICIAL BALLOT (description) ELECTION (date) , (year)  (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.”    (c)  (1) Every ballot shall contain the name of each candidate who has been nominated or has qualified in accordance with law for each office. The names of the candidates shall be listed in a perpendicular column under the name of each office to be filled.  (2) In all elections in which votes for a write-in candidate may be counted, at the bottom of each list of names for each position or office appearing on the ballot, there shall be a blank line for a possible write-in vote for that position or office. However, the blank line shall not appear on the ballot with respect to those offices and candidates for positions in which no person has qualified as a write-in candidate by filing his or her notice of intention to be a write-in candidate within the time prescribed in § 7-5-205.    (d) Adjacent to the name of each candidate and on the same line there shall be a place for marking a vote for the candidate. Below each act, amendment, or measure to be voted on, there shall be the words “FOR” and “AGAINST” situated one above the other with a place for marking a vote for the act, amendment, or measure adjacent to each word and on the same line.  (e) Opposite the designation of each office, there shall appear these words: “VOTE FOR .” The number of persons required to fill the vacancy in office shall be placed in the blank space.    Vote by placing an appropriate mark opposite the person for whom you wish to vote.”
AR Code § 7-5-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 2 - Preelection Proceedings|§ 7-5-209. Ballots — Correction of errors

 Whenever it shall appear by affidavit that an error or omission has occurred in the publication of the names or description of candidates nominated for office or in the preparation of ballots, the county board of election commissioners shall in a public meeting announce the error or omission and immediately correct the error or omission or show cause why the correction should not be done.
AR Code § 7-5-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 2 - Preelection Proceedings|§ 7-5-211. Delivery of election supplies

 (a) At least one (1) day before any election:  (1)  (A) The county board of election commissioners shall designate a suitable person or persons and deliver to the person or persons the ballots.  (B) The person shall not be an elected official, an elected official's deputy, or a candidate for office; and    (2) For each set of poll workers in each polling place, the county board of election commissioners shall deliver to the designated person or persons the following additional election supplies if applicable:  (A) A good and sufficient ballot box with numbered seals;  (B) Sufficient list-of-voters forms adequate to record the names of all registered voters who appear to vote in the polling place;  (C) A precinct voter registration list;  (D) Sufficient tally sheets;  (E) Envelopes to seal the ballots and certificates;  (F) Separate sheets containing blank forms of certificates prepared to enable the poll workers to properly certify the paper ballot count at the polling site, upon which certificates shall be endorsed a blank form of oath to be taken by the poll workers before entering upon the discharge of their duties;  (G) Voter registration application forms for voters using fail-safe voting and other record-keeping supplies necessary to document fail-safe voting procedures; and  (H) In those counties in which an optical scanner is used to count paper ballots, the marking instrument recommended by the manufacturer of the optical scanner for proper marking on the ballots shall be provided.      (b) The county board of election commissioners shall be responsible for the security of the delivered election materials.  (c) The county board of election commissioners shall be responsible for providing ballots and election materials for absentee and early voting to the county clerk before the beginning day for absentee and early voting.
AR Code § 7-5-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-304. Opening and closing polls — Time

 (a) The polls shall be opened at 7:30 a.m., and they shall remain open continuously until 7:30 p.m.  (b) In all counties, when the polls close, all persons who have presented themselves for voting and who are then in line at the polling site shall be permitted to cast their votes.  (c)  (1) A person who votes in an election as a result of a federal or state court order or any other order extending the time established for closing the polls may vote in that election only by casting a provisional ballot.  (2) The ballot shall be separated and held apart from other provisional ballots cast by those not affected by the order.
AR Code § 7-5-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-306. Procedure when voter's name is not on the precinct voter registration list

 (a) If the voter's name is not on the precinct voter registration list, the poll worker shall permit the voter to vote only under the following conditions:  (1) The voter identifies himself or herself by stating his or her name and date of birth and is verified by the county clerk as a registered voter within the county and, if the county is divided into more than one (1) congressional district, within the same congressional district;  (2) The voter gives and affirms his or her current residence and the poll worker verifies with the county clerk that the voter's residence is within the precinct;  (3) The voter completes an updated voter registration application form; and  (4) The voter signs the precinct voter registration list.    (b) If the voter is not listed on the precinct voter registration list and the poll worker is unable to verify the voter's registration with the county clerk and the voter contends that he or she is a registered voter in the precinct in which he or she desires to vote and that he or she is eligible to vote, then the voter shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot.
AR Code § 7-5-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-309. Voting procedure

 (a) Before giving the voter a preprinted paper ballot, a poll worker shall:  (1) Initial the back of the ballot;  (2) Remove the ballot stub; and  (3) Place the stub into the stub box provided.    (b)  (1)  (A) Upon receiving his or her ballot, the voter may mark the ballot appropriately at a voting booth, voting machine, or private voting place that allows for the voter to mark the ballot in secrecy so that no one may view how he or she voted.  (B) A voter shall not be allowed more than ten (10) minutes to mark his or her ballot.    (2) The voter or the voter's authorized assistant shall deposit the marked ballot into the ballot box provided.    (c) The voter shall not be required to sign, initial, or in any way identify himself or herself with the ballot, the ballot stub, or the list of voters other than in the manner provided in this section.  (d) [Repealed.]  (e) After having voted or having declined to vote, the voter shall immediately depart from the polling site.  (f) A person shall not carry a ballot outside of the polling place.  (g)  (1) If a paper ballot is left in the polling site outside of the ballot box after the voter has departed, a poll worker shall:  (A) Write “Abandoned” on the face of the paper ballot;  (B) Place the paper ballot into an envelope marked “Abandoned Ballot”;  (C) Note in writing on the outside of the envelope the circumstances surrounding the abandoned ballot; and  (D) Preserve the abandoned ballot separately.    (2) The county board of election commissioners shall not count the ballot.    (h)  (1) If an electronic vote tabulating device at the polling site has rejected a ballot that remains in the receiving part of the device, two (2) poll workers shall override warnings on the device and complete the process of casting the ballot only if:  (A) The voter has departed the polling site; and  (B) The voter did not indicate that he or she chose to cancel or replace the ballot.    (2) The poll workers shall document:  (A) The time;  (B) The name of the voter;  (C) The names of the poll workers completing the process of casting the ballot; and  (D) All other circumstances surrounding the abandoned ballot.
AR Code § 7-5-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-311. Voters with disabilities — Special procedures — Definition

 (a) The county boards of election commissioners shall provide voting locations that are accessible to voters with disabilities and shall provide reasonable and adequate methods whereby voters with disabilities may personally and secretly execute their ballots at the polling places.  (b) After conferring with and obtaining the assistance of persons with disabilities or organizations of citizens with disabilities, the State Board of Election Commissioners shall offer to assist local election authorities with the implementation of Title II requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and with the Title III requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 regarding accessibility for voters with disabilities.  (c) As used in this section, the term “disability” means any physical, mental, or sensory impairment.  (d)  (1) The county board of election commissioners shall be responsible for compliance with this section and with Pub. L. No. 98-435, Title II of Pub. L. No. 101-336, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 regarding the accessibility of voting locations for voters with disabilities.  (2) The State Board of Election Commissioners shall mail to the chair of each county board of election commissioners and the chair of each county political party a copy of this section and of Pub. L. No. 98-435.
AR Code § 7-5-314 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-314. Duties of election officials — Voter lists

 The election officials shall total the number of voters on the list of voters form, and the lists shall be certified and attested to by the election officials.
AR Code § 7-5-315 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-315. Counting votes for unopposed and deceased candidates

 (a)  (1) The votes received by an unopposed candidate in any election held in this state may be counted or tabulated for administrative purposes but shall not be certified, unless otherwise provided by law, by the election officials. The word “UNOPPOSED” shall be inserted on the tally sheet to indicate that the candidate has received a majority of the votes cast in the election. However, the votes received by an unopposed candidate for the office of Mayor, Governor, and Circuit Clerk shall be counted and tabulated by the election officials.  (2) All other unopposed candidates shall be declared and certified as elected in the same manner as if the candidate had been voted upon at the election.    (b)  (1) The votes received by any person whose name appeared on the ballot and who withdrew or died after the certification of the ballot shall be counted.  (2)  (A) If the person received enough votes to win the election, a vacancy in election shall be declared.  (B)  (i) If the person received enough votes to qualify for a runoff, the person's name shall appear on the runoff ballot.  (ii) If enough votes are cast for the person to win the runoff, then a vacancy in election shall exist.
AR Code § 7-5-316 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 3 - Conduct of Elections|§ 7-5-316. Presence of candidate — Designation of representatives

 (a) After the polls have been closed, the counting of votes shall be open to the public, and any candidate or political party may be present in person or by representative designated in writing pursuant to § 7-5-312 at the count of the ballots in any election for the purpose of determining whether or not the ballots in any election precinct are fairly and accurately counted.  (b) The representatives of political parties may be designated and authorized by either the chair or the secretary of the state or county committee, and representatives of candidates may be designated and authorized by the candidate represented.