Arkansas Code Title 3. Alcoholic Beverages § 3-8-811. Count of signatures

(1) Perform an initial count of the signatures; and

(2) Determine whether the petition contains, on its face and before verification of the signatures of registered voters, the designated number of signatures required by the Arkansas Constitution and statutory law in order to call an election.

(1) The petition is not an original petition, including without limitation a petition that is photocopied or is a facsimile transmission;

(2) The petition lacks the signature, printed name, and residence address of the canvasser or is signed by more than one (1) canvasser;

(4) The canvasser verification is not notarized, is notarized by more than one (1) notary, or lacks a notary signature or a notary seal;

(5) The canvasser verification is dated earlier than the date on which a petitioner signed the petition;

(6) The petition part clearly and unmistakably contains signatures of petitioners from more than one (1) county unless each signature of a petitioner from another county is clearly stricken before the filing of the petition with the county clerk; or

(7) The petition part has a material defect that, on its face, renders the petition part invalid.

(1) A signature that is not an original signature;

(2) A signature that is obviously not that of the purported petitioner;

(3) A signature that is illegible and is accompanied by no personally identifying information;

(4) A signature for which the corresponding printed name, address, or birthdate is written by someone other than the signer except under circumstances of disability of the signer; and

(5) A signature that has any other material defect that, on its face, renders the signature invalid.