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7-5-316. Presence of candidate — Designation of representatives.
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7-5-316. Presence of candidate — Designation of representatives.
(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 determining whether or not the ballots in any election precinct are fairly and accurately counted.
(b) The representatives of political parties may be designated and authorized by either the chair or the secretary of the state or county committee, and representatives of candidates may be designated and authorized by the candidate represented.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-316
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7-5-316. Presence of candidate — Designation of representatives.
(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 determining whether or not the ballots in any election precinct are fairly and accurately counted.
(b) The representatives of political parties may be designated and authorized by either the chair or the secretary of the state or county committee, and representatives of candidates may be designated and authorized by the candidate represented.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
7-5-312. Challenge of voter's ballot by poll watchers, candidates, or designees.
(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 measure on the ballot; and
(4) Authorized representative of a political party with a candidate on the ballot.
(b) Each candidate, group, or party may have at any given time during the election, including early voting:
(1) One (1) authorized representative present at any one (1) time at each location within a polling site where voters identify themselves to election officials, so as to observe and ascertain the identity of those persons presenting themselves to vote for the purpose of challenging voters; and
(2) One (1) authorized representative present at any one (1) time at each location within the absentee ballot processing site where absentee ballots are processed, so as to observe and ascertain the identity of absentee voters for the purpose of challenging any absentee vote.
(c) In accordance with §§ 7-5-316, 7-5-413, 7-5-416, 7-5-527, and 7-5-615, a candidate in person or an authorized representative of a candidate or political party may be present at a polling site, central counting location, and absentee ballot counting location for the purpose of witnessing the counting of ballots by election officials and determining whether ballots are fairly and accurately counted.
(d) The document designating and authorizing a representative of a candidate, a representative of a group seeking the passage or defeat of a measure on the ballot, and a representative of a political party with a candidate on
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-312
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 7-5-312. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.