Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-107 (2020)
Use of voter registration lists by poll workers
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- In any election conducted in this state, precinct voter registration lists shall be used by poll workers in each polling place.
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- An electronic poll book may be used by poll workers in each polling place.
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The functions of an electronic poll book may include without limitation:
- Voter lookup;
- Voter verification;
- Voter identification;
- Precinct assignment;
- Ballot assignment;
- Recording when a voter presents himself or herself to an election official and requests a ballot; and
- Redirecting voters to the correct polling site.
- Precinct voter registration lists shall contain the name, address including zip code, and date of birth of each registered voter within the precinct, including those who have been designated inactive, the precinct number and county wherein the precinct is located, the name and date of the election, and a space for the voter's signature.
- The following shall be printed at the top of each page of the precinct voter registration list:
“IF YOU SIGN THIS FORM AND YOU ARE NOT A LAWFULLY REGISTERED VOTER, YOU ARE MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT AND MAY BE COMMITTING PERJURY. PERJURY IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO A $10,000 FINE AND UP TO 10 YEARS IMPRISONMENT.”
History. Acts 1993, No. 487, § 1; 1995, No. 946, § 2; 1995, No. 963, § 2; 2009, No. 959, § 3; 2013, No. 1297, § 2.
Amendments. The 2009 amendment substituted “poll workers” for “election officials” in the section head and in (a); and substituted “polling place” for “precinct” in (a).
The 2013 amendment inserted the (a)(1) designation and added (a)(2).
Research References
ALR.
Validity of Statute Providing for Purging Voter Registration Lists of Inactive Voters. 51 A.L.R.6th 287.
Voter Identification Requirements as Denying or Abridging Right to Vote on Account of Race or Color Under § 2 of Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301. 12 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 4 (2016).