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Arkansas Code Title 7. Elections § 7-5-522. Voting procedure

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) When a voter presents himself or herself for the purpose of voting, the poll workers shall ascertain whether he or she is properly qualified and registered under § 7-5-305.

(2) In preparing the machines, the poll workers shall ensure that each voter will have access only to the proper ballot.

(b) Only one (1) voter at a time shall be permitted to approach a voting machine. Having cast his or her vote, the voter shall at once move away from the voting machine and leave the polling room by the exit provided.

(c) A voter having left the voting machine shall not be permitted to return to the voting machine except to complete the voting process.

(d) If a voter leaves an electronic ballot on a voting machine on which the voter has either made some or no selections and has failed to complete the process of casting the ballot and failed to notify a poll worker of his or her desire to cancel the ballot before departing the polling site, two (2) poll workers shall take action to complete the process of casting the ballot and shall document:

(1) The time;

(2) The name of the voter, if known;

(3) The names of the poll workers completing the process of casting the ballot; and

(4) All other circumstances surrounding the abandoned ballot.

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