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7-5-522. Voting procedure.
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7-5-522. Voting procedure.
(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.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-522
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7-5-522. Voting procedure.
(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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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
7-5-305. Requirements.
(a) Before a person is permitted to vote, the poll worker shall:
(1) Request the voter to identify himself or herself in order to verify the existence of his or her name on the precinct voter registration list;
(2) Request the voter, in the presence of the poll worker, to state his or her address and state his or her date of birth;
(3) Determine that the voter's date of birth and address are the same as those on the precinct voter registration list;
(4) If the date of birth given by the voter is not the same as that on the precinct voter registration list, request the voter to provide identification as the poll worker deems appropriate;
(5)(A) If the voter's address is not the same as that on the precinct voter registration list, verify with the county clerk that the address is within the precinct.
(B) If the address is within the precinct, request the voter to complete a voter registration application form for the purpose of updating county voter registration record files.
(C) If the address is not within the precinct:
(i) Verify with the county clerk's office the proper precinct; and
(ii) Instruct the voter to go to the polling site serving that precinct in order for his or her vote to be counted;
(6) If the voter's name is not the same as that on the precinct voter registration list, request the voter to complete a voter registration application form for purposes of updating county voter registration record files;
(7) Request the voter, in the presence of the poll worker, to sign his or her name, including the given name, middle name or initial, if any, and last name in the space provided on the precinct voter registration list. If a person is unable to sign his or her signature or make his or her mark or cross, the poll
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-305
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 7-5-305. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.