Arkansas § 7-5-417 Challenge of absentee votes

Arkansas Statutes

§ 7-5-417 — Challenge of absentee votes

Arkansas § 7-5-417

Title7

This text of Arkansas § 7-5-417 (Challenge of absentee votes) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-417 (2026).

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.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(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.

Legislative 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.