Title 7, Elections

(a) The Election Integrity Unit shall establish the Arkansas Election Integrity Database that shall be maintained by the Election Integrity Unit, with secure access provided to the Secretary of State and the State Board of Election Commissioners. (b) The Election Integrity Unit s…

(a) (1) The Attorney General shall establish and publish procedures to receive complaints concerning violations of election law.(2) The procedures shall include the operation of a toll-free hotline and may include procedures to receive written complaints through the mail, email, …

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a person or entity is engaging, has engaged, or is about to engage in any act or practice declared unlawful by § 7-1-103 or § 7-1-104, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the state against that perso…

(a) (1) The county board of election commissioners shall:(A) Establish election precincts; and(B) (i) Designate a polling site for each precinct.(ii) A polling site may serve two (2) or more precincts, including parts of precincts.(2) Except as provided in § 6-14-106, the designa…

(1) On the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year, there shall be held an election in each precinct and ward in this state for the election of:(1) All elective state, county, and township officers whose term of office is fixed at two (2) years…

(a) (1) All expenses of general elections and runoff 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 th…

(a) If there are more than two (2) candidates for election to any county elected office or municipal office, including the office of justice of the peace, at any general election held in this state and no candidate for the county elected office or municipal office receives a majo…

(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 withou…

(a) (1) 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.(2) The county clerks of the several counties of the state shall not rep…

In any precinct with more than one (1) ballot combination, the county clerk shall prepare precinct voter registration lists of registered voters, excluding the addresses of registered voters listed as secure voters, that identify the district, subdistrict, county, municipality, w…

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.

(a) A registered voter who is a victim of domestic violence may request secure voter status for his or her voter registration information. (b) A registered voter designated as a secure voter is required to comply with all voter identification requirements when casting a ballot. (…

(a) To be qualified to vote, a person shall have registered at least thirty (30) calendar days immediately prior to the election and in the manner set forth by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51. (b) “Voting residence” shall be a voter's domicile and shall be governed by the fol…

(a) (1) It shall be the duty of the county board of election commissioners at least eight (8) days before the beginning of early voting for a preferential primary, general primary, general election, general runoff, school, or special election to give public notice in a newspaper …

(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 o…

(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…

(a) No person shall file as a write-in candidate. (b) No vote for a write-in candidate shall be counted.

(a) The county board of election commissioners shall publish all:(1) Candidate nominations;(2) Proposed amendments to the Arkansas Constitution; and(3) Other measures and questions required by law to be submitted to the electors at any election. (1) Candidate nominations; (2) Pro…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, all election ballots provided by the county board of election commissioners of any county in this state for any election shall contain in the proper place the name of every candidate whose nomination for any office…

(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) Vote by plac…

(a) If the county board of election commissioners learns 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…

(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 candid…

(a) In the event that special error correction ballots are utilized under § 7-5-209, a county board of election commissioners shall count all special error correction ballots cast as regular ballots under the following procedures:(1) The special error correction ballots shall be …

(a) The political practices pledge shall contain a request that a candidate provide an email address at which the campaign can be contacted. (b) No less than forty-two (42) days before an election, the county board of election commissioners shall submit one (1) of the following i…

(a) The casting and counting of votes in all elections shall be by:(1) Voting machines selected by the Secretary of State;(2) Electronic vote tabulating devices in combination with voting machines accessible to voters with disabilities to be selected by the Secretary of State; or…

(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.…

(a) Before a person is permitted to vote, the poll worker shall:(1) Request the voter to identify himself or herself in order to verify the existence of his or her name on the precinct voter registration list;(2) Request the voter, in the presence of the poll worker, to state his…

(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 …

(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, if a voter is required by law to cast a provisional ballot, the provisional ballot shall be cast pursuant to the following procedures:(1) A poll worker shall notify the voter that the voter may cast a provisional ballot…

(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. (1) Initial the back of the ballot; (2) Remove the ballot stub; and (3) Place the stub into …

(a) (1) Each voter shall be provided the privacy to mark his or her ballot. Privacy shall be provided by the poll workers at each polling site or by the county clerk, if the county clerk conducts early voting, to ensure that a voter desiring privacy is not singled out.(2) (A) In …

(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 place…

(a) Poll watchers shall include any:(1) Candidate in person, but only during the counting and tabulation of ballots and the processing of absentee ballots;(2) Authorized representative of a candidate;(3) Authorized representative of a group seeking the passage or defeat of a meas…

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.

(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 t…

(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 d…

(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 registrat…

(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…

(a) (1) Any candidate voted for who may be dissatisfied with the returns from any precinct shall have a recount of the votes cast therein upon the candidate's presenting the county board of election commissioners with a petition requesting the recount.(2) When the number of outst…

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…

(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…

(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 within the county seat designated fo…

(1) 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;(2) Any person who will be unable to attend the polls on elec…

(a) (1) A designated bearer may obtain absentee ballots for no more than two (2) voters per election.(2) (A) A designated bearer shall not have more than two (2) absentee ballots in his or her possession at any time.(B) If the county clerk knows or reasonably suspects that a desi…

(a) (1) (A) (i) Applications for absentee ballots shall be delivered to an applicant with the application blank except for the information that may be automatically populated by the voter registration system.(ii) No voter selections shall be pre-filled on an application for an ab…

(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:“…