§ 7-5-112 — Secure voter registration for domestic violence victims - Definition

(a) A registered voter who is a victim of domestic violence may request secure voter status for his or her voter registration information. (b) A registered voter designated as a secure voter is required to comply with all voter identification requirements when casting a ballot. (c) Any address information for a secure voter is confidential and is not a public record under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq. (d) The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., to implement the process by which a registered voter who is the victim of domestic violence may request secure voter status from the county clerks, including without limitation the: (1) Administrative process a county clerk shall use to verify eligibility for secure voter status; (2) Documentation required for domestic violence victims to be approved for secure voter status; (3) Format in which the county clerk shall maintain any addresses of all registered voters listed on the voter registration roll when the registered voter has a secure voter status; and (4) Process for complying with a post-election challenge involving a secure voter. (e) As used in §§ 7-5-109 and 7-5-110 and this section, "secure voter" means a registered voter who requests to have his or her address or addresses protected from public release and is a domestic violence victim who: (1) Is the victim of any offense under § 5-26-301 et seq. as adjudicated by a court; (2) Has been granted an order of protection under the Domestic Abuse Act of 1991, § 9-15-101 et seq.; or (3) Is recognized as a victim of domestic violence in any court order or ruling.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 980,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.