Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 108 - BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS › Rule 108.00.24-004 - Rules for the Verification of Voter Registration

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Scope of Rules
These rules will set forth the procedures for processing and
			 administering the requirement that voters verify their voter registration
			 before they are permitted to vote. These rules are in addition to, and not a
			 substitute for, the laws of the State of Arkansas and rules promulgated by the
			 Secretary of State.
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Definitions
(a) Additional
		  Identification Requirement - documentary identification separate from that
		  which is required to verify voter registration that certain first-time voters
		  who register by mail must show to cast a regular ballot during early voting or
		  at the polls on election day. Acceptable identification documents include a
		  copy of current and valid photo 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
		  voter.1
(b) Administrator - the administrative head
		  of a long-term care or residential care facility licensed by the
		  state.
(c) Documentation of
		  Residency - a statement by the administrator of a residential care facility or
		  long-term care facility which specifically identifies the full name of the
		  resident in the body of the letter and is valid for one year after the date it
		  is signed and issued. This documentation shall only be accepted if it is on the
		  form provided by the Secretary of State2
(d) County board - the county board of
		  election commissioners.
(e)
		  Long-Term Care or Residential Care Facility - a nursing home, residential care
		  facility, assisted living facility, post-acute head injury retraining and
		  residential care facility, or any other facility which provides long-term
		  medical or personal care, and which is licensed by the State of
		  Arkansas.
(f) Photo Identification:
(1) A document or identification card that
		  satisfies all of the following conditions:
A.
		  Shows the name of the person to whom the document was issued;
B. Shows a photograph of the person to whom
		  the document was issued;
C. Is
		  issued by the United States, the State of Arkansas, an accredited postsecondary
		  educational institution in the State of Arkansas, or a trade school in the
		  State of Arkansas; and
D. If
		  displaying an expiration date, the document or card is not expired or expired
		  no more than four (4) years before the date of the election in which the person
		  seeks to vote.
(2)
		  Documents or Identification cards that comply with the above requirements for
		  photo identification include, without limitation, the following:
A. A driver's license;
B. A photo identification card;
C. A concealed handgun carry
		  license;
D. A United States
		  passport;
E. An employee badge or
		  identification document issued to any person by an accredited postsecondary
		  educational institution in the State of Arkansas;
F. A United States Military identification
		  document;
G. A public assistance
		  identification card if the card shows a photograph of the person to whom the
		  document or identification card was issued; and
H. A voter identification card as provided
		  under A.C.A. §
										7-5-324  and rules propounded by the Secretary of
		  State3
(3) A document or identification card may be
		  presented in a digital format on an electronic device if the document or
		  identification card:
A. Complies with the
		  requirements of subdivision (f)(1) of this section; and
B. The digital format has been approved or
		  issued by the United States, the State of Arkansas, or an accredited
		  postsecondary educational institution in the State of Arkansas.
(g) Verification of
		  Voter Registration - The process by which an individual seeking to vote
		  presents a photo identification to an election official for the purpose of
		  confirming that the individual physically present at the poll is the same
		  individual to whose voter registration the vote cast will be
		  credited.