Arkansas Code Title 7, Chapter 5, Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting

• § 7-5-401 - Duties of County Clerk.
  (a) The county clerk shall be the custodian of the absentee ballots and early voting ballots for any early voting conducted by the county...
• § 7-5-402 - Voter Qualification.
  The following persons, if possessing the qualifications of electors, may cast an absentee ballot in any election: (1) Any person who will be unavoidably...
• § 7-5-403 - Designated Bearers, Authorized Agents, and Administrators.
  (a) (1) A designated bearer may obtain absentee ballots for no more than two (2) voters per election. (2) (A) A designated bearer shall...
• § 7-5-404 - Applications for Ballots.
  (a) (1) (A) Applications for absentee ballots must be signed by the applicant and verified by the county clerk by checking the voter's name,...
• § 7-5-405 - Application Form.
  (a) (1) Applications for absentee ballots may be made on a form or forms prescribed by the Secretary of State and furnished by the...
• § 7-5-406 - Members of Uniformed Services and Other Citizens Residing Outside the United States.
  (a) Any qualified elector of this state in any of the following categories who is absent from the place of his or her voting...
• § 7-5-407 - Preparation and Delivery of Ballots.
  (a) (1) The county board of election commissioners shall prepare official absentee ballots and deliver them to the county clerk for mailing to all...
• § 7-5-408 - List of Applications -- Preparation, Preservation, and Inspection.
  (a) The county clerk shall make a list of the applications for absentee ballots as the applications are received and shall keep the list...
• § 7-5-409 - Materials Furnished to Qualified Voters.
  (a) (1) (A) The county clerk must satisfy himself or herself that the applicant for an absentee ballot is a qualified registered elector in...
• § 7-5-410 - Instructions and Notice Included With Voting Materials -- Other Enclosures Prohibited.
  It shall be unlawful for any person to place any notice, advertising material, or other advice with the material delivered or mailed to the...
• § 7-5-411 - Methods of Voting Absentee.
  (a) Absentee voting may be accomplished in one (1) of the following methods and in no other manner: (1) (A) By delivery of the...
• § 7-5-412 - Marking and Return of Absentee Ballots -- Delivery of Mailed Absentee Ballots.
  (a) Upon receiving the blank absentee ballot, voter statement, and envelopes, whether in the office of the county clerk or elsewhere, the voter shall...
• § 7-5-413 - Voting Machines -- Related Duties.
  (a) (1) At least one (1) voting machine equipped for use by individuals with disabilities shall be placed in the county clerk's designated location...
• § 7-5-414 - Appointment of Election Clerks -- Qualifications.
  (a) The county board of election commissioners shall appoint election clerks to process, count, and canvass the absentee voters' ballots in all elections.(b) (1)...
• § 7-5-415 - Compensation of County Clerk for Extra Deputy.
  The county clerk's budget shall be paid not less than minimum wage for a period not to exceed thirty-five (35) days for hiring one...
• § 7-5-416 - Counting of Absentee Ballots.
  (a) (1) The election officials for absentee ballots shall meet in a place designated by the county board of election commissioners no earlier than...
• § 7-5-417 - Challenge of Absentee Votes.
  (a) When the name and voting precinct of a voter is read by the election official, any candidate or qualified poll watcher pursuant to...
• § 7-5-418 - Early Voting.
  (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, early voting shall be available to any qualified elector who applies to...
• § 7-5-419 - [Transferred.]

Last modified: November 15, 2016