Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 108 - BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS › Rule 108.00.17-001 - 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) 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.
(e) 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, or an accredited
		  postsecondary educational institution 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 Act 633 of 2016 and rules propounded by the Secretary of
		  State3
(f) 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.