- (a) Unless otherwise stated in this part, a registered voter designated as a secure voter is required to comply with all voter identification requirements when casting a ballot.
(b)
- (1) A registered voter may apply to be a secure voter no later than thirty (30) days before election day at the office of the county clerk of the county in which they are registered to vote.
- (2) A registered voter may request to be a secure voter after the thirty-day cutoff but no later than fifteen (15) days before election day only if an approved court order has been issued after the thirty-day cutoff period.
- (c) The county clerk shall verify a voter’s eligibility for secure voter status by comparing the applicant’s name and address as listed on the applicant’s voter registration to the applicant’s name and address as listed on the applicant’s documentation required for approval for secure voter status, as listed in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) The county clerk shall not grant secure voter status to a registered voter unless the registered voter has provided documentation proving one (1) of the following:
- (1) He or she is the victim of any offense under Arkansas Code § 5-26-301 et seq. as adjudicated by a court;
- (2) He or she has been granted an order of protection under the Domestic Abuse Act of 1991, Arkansas Code § 9-15-101 et seq.; or
- (3) He or she is recognized as a victim of domestic violence in any court order or ruling.
- (e) Any and all address information of the secure voter shall not be included in the precinct voter registration list.
- (f) The county clerk shall not reproduce any address or addresses of a secure voter in any format unless otherwise authorized by law.
- (g) Any and all address information for a secure voter is confidential and is not a public record under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 et seq.
- (h) Any documentation required by this part provided to the county clerk shall be scanned electronically and saved with the secure voter’s registration.