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7-5-503. Examination and approval of machines by State Board of Election Commissioners.
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7-5-503. Examination and approval of machines by State Board of Election Commissioners.
(a) Any person or corporation selling voting machines may apply to exhibit machines to the State Board of Election Commissioners.
(b) The state board shall examine the machine and file a report of its accuracy, efficiency, and capacity with the office of the Secretary of State.
(c) If the kind of machine examined complies with the requirements of § 7-5-504 and can be safely used by voters at elections under the conditions prescribed, the machine shall be deemed approved by the state board, and machines of its kind may be adopted for use at elections if selected for use by the Secretary of State. When the machine has been approved, any improvement or change that does not impair its accuracy, efficiency, or capacity shall not render necessary a reexamination or reapproval.
(d) A form of voting machine not approved cannot be used at any election.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-503
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7-5-503. Examination and approval of machines by State Board of Election Commissioners.
(a) Any person or corporation selling voting machines may apply to exhibit machines to the State Board of Election Commissioners.
(b) The state board shall examine the machine and file a report of its accuracy, efficiency, and capacity with the office of the Secretary of State.
(c) If the kind of machine examined complies with the requirements of § 7-5-504 and can be safely used by voters at elections under the conditions prescribed, the machine shall be deemed approved by the state board, and machines of its kind may be adopted for use at elections if selected for use by the Secretary of State. When the machine has been approved, any improvement or change that does not impair its accuracy, efficiency, or capacity shall not render necessary a reexamination or reapproval.
(d) A form of voting machine not approved cannot be used at any election.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
7-5-504. Machine specifications.
No make of voting machine shall be approved for use unless it is so constructed that:
(1) It will ensure secrecy to the voter in the act of voting;
(2) It shall provide the capacity for voting for or against as many questions as may be submitted;
(3) It shall permit the voter to vote separately for the candidate of his or her choice for each office or position to be voted upon and to vote separately on each issue to be decided by election;
(4) It shall permit the voter to vote for as many persons for an office for whom he or she is lawfully entitled to vote, but no more;
(5) It shall prevent the voter from voting for the same candidate or question more than one (1) time;
(6) It shall permit the voter to verify in a private and independent manner the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before the ballot is cast;
(7) It shall provide the voter with the opportunity in a private and independent manner to change the ballot or correct any error before the ballot is cast;
(8) If it is a direct recording electronic voting machine, it shall include a voter-verified paper audit trail, except as provided under § 7-5-301(b);
(9) If the voter is legally entitled to select only one (1) candidate for an office but the voter selects more than one (1) candidate for the office, it shall notify the voter before the ballot is cast that he or she has selected more than one (1) candidate for the office on the ballot, notify the voter of the effect of casting multiple votes for the office, and provide the voter with the opportunity to correct the ballot before the ballot is cast;
(10) It shall permit the voter to vote for or against any question on which he or she may have the right to vote, but no other;
(11) It shall be capable o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-504
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 7-5-504. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.