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Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-311 (2026)

Voters with disabilities — Special procedures — Definition

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  1. The county boards of election commissioners shall provide voting locations that are accessible to voters with disabilities and shall provide reasonable and adequate methods whereby voters with disabilities may personally and secretly execute their ballots at the polling places.
  2. After conferring with and obtaining the assistance of persons with disabilities or organizations of citizens with disabilities, the State Board of Election Commissioners shall offer to assist local election authorities with the implementation of Title II requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and with the Title III requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 regarding accessibility for voters with disabilities.
  3. As used in this section, the term “disability” means any physical, mental, or sensory impairment.
    1. The county board of election commissioners shall be responsible for compliance with this section and with Pub. L. No. 98-435, Title II of Pub. L. No. 101-336, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 regarding the accessibility of voting locations for voters with disabilities.
    2. The State Board of Election Commissioners shall mail to the chair of each county board of election commissioners and the chair of each county political party a copy of this section and of Pub. L. No. 98-435.

History. Acts 1979, No. 972, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-721; Acts 1989, No. 912, § 2; 1993, No. 1192, § 3; 1995, No. 1120, § 1; 1999, No. 643, §§ 1, 2; 2003, No. 1308, § 2; 2005, No. 1827, § 4; 2007, No. 1020, § 9.

Amendments. The 2007 amendment deleted “with respect to general, special, and primary elections under their several jurisdictions” following “commissioners” in (a); substituted “mail to” for “provide” in (d)(2); and deleted former (d)(2)(B).

U.S. Code. Pub. L. No. 98-435, referred to in this section, is codified as 52 U.S.C. § 20101 et seq.

Title II of Pub. L. No. 101-336, referred to in this section, is codified as 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq. The Americans with Disabilities Act is codified primarily as 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

The federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, referred to in this section, is codified as 52 U.S.C. § 20901 et seq.