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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
All counties shall maintain county voter registration and election records for the county as follows, if the records are currently being:
(1) Maintained permanently:
(A) Voter registration record files;
(B) Maps of election precincts from the county board of election commissioners;
(C) Certificates of election; and
(D) Ordinance election results;
(2) Maintained for ten (10) years, after canceled, a person's voter registration record and reason for cancellation of a person's voter registration;
(3) Maintained for ten (10) years:
(A) Minutes of the board of election commissioners; and
(B) Election files;
(4) Maintained for five (5) years:
(A) Petition, certificate, and notices for ordinance;
(B) Political practice pledges;
(C) Campaign contribution and expenditure sheets;
(D) Code of ethics statements; and
(E) Financial disclosures;
(5) Maintained for two (2) years:
(A) Acknowledgement notices giving the disposition of a person's voter registration application;
(B) Precinct voter registration lists prepared for each election;
(C) Confirmation notices mailed by a county clerk to confirm a voter's change of residence or name;
(D) Confirmation return cards received in response to a confirmation notice;
(E) Absentee ballot applications and lists, except where litigation follows or federal law governs; and
(F) Voter registration cards; and
(6) Until an election is certified to the Secretary of State under § 7-5-701, all unused ballots.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 13. Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources § 13-4-306. Voter registration and election records - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-13-libraries-archives-and-cultural-resources/ar-code-sect-13-4-306/
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