Arkansas Statutes § 7-5-417 Challenge of absentee votes
Statute Text
(a)
When the name and voting precinct of a voter is read by the election official, any candidate or qualified poll watcher pursuant to §
7-5-312
may challenge the vote in the manner provided by law for personal voting challenges, and the election officials shall consider the ballot as a provisional ballot.
(b)
If the statement is not in proper form or for any other legal reason the vote should not be counted, the ballot shall not be counted and shall be preserved together with the statement and envelope for the same period of time that the statements are preserved.
(c)
If the county board of election commissioners determines that the provisional voter is qualified and that the vote was properly cast, the vote shall be counted.
History
Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 9, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-914; Acts 1997, No. 1092, § 13; 2003, No. 1154, § 4; 2005, No. 67, § 13; 2005, No. 880, § 7; 2007, No. 556, § 14.
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