Arkansas Statutes § 7-5-518 Machines inactivated until polls open - Adjustment of counters
Statute Text
(a)
The voting machine shall remain inactivated against voting until the polls are formally opened and shall not be operated except by voters for voting.
(b)
If any counter is found not to register zero (000), the poll workers shall immediately notify the county board of election commissioners, who shall cause the counters to be adjusted at zero (000).
(c)
(1)
The poll workers shall produce one (1) printout from each machine showing whether the candidate and question counters register zero (000) and shall sign and post the printout upon the wall of the polling room, where it shall remain throughout the election day.
(2)
After the close of voting on election day, the certified printout, signed by the poll workers, shall be:
(A)
Returned to the county board of election commissioners; and
(B)
Filed with the election returns.
History
Amended by Act 2015 , No. 1218 , § 11 , eff. 7/22/2015 .
Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 12, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-1216; Acts 1997, No. 446, § 13; 2005, No. 2233, § 22; 2007, No. 835, § 1; 2009, No. 959, § 25.
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