(a) Poll workers’ pay reimbursements are limited by the following provisions:

1. (1) The State Board of Election Commissioners will not provide funding for a volunteer election page serving as a poll worker on election day; and
2. (2) The board will not provide funding for poll workers who have not received the required training coordinated by the board within twelve (12) months of the date of the state-funded election.

(b) County employee pay reimbursements are limited by the following provisions:

1. (1) The board will not provide funding to reimburse wages or salary of a permanent full-time or permanent part-time county employee; and

2. (2) An individual is considered a permanent part-time county employee under this section if the individual:

   1. (A) Works more than five hundred (500) hours in a single election; or
   2. (B) Is considered a permanent part-time employee by the county.

(c) Extra help pay reimbursements are limited by the following provisions:

1. (1) The total hours reimbursed for the preparation of election materials shall not exceed:

   1. (A) Nine hundred (900) hours in a county with over one hundred thousand (100,000) registered voters;
   2. (B) Six hundred (600) hours in a county with between one hundred thousand (100,000) and fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters; and
   3. (C) Three hundred (300) hours in a county with fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters;

2. (2) The total hours reimbursed for the unpacking and storage of election materials shall not exceed:

   1. (A) Four hundred (400) hours in a county with over one hundred thousand (100,000) registered voters;
   2. (B) Two hundred (200) hours in a county with between one hundred thousand (100,000) and fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters; and
   3. (C) One hundred (100) hours in a county with fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters;

3. (3) The total hours reimbursed for contract labor related to the testing of voting equipment shall not exceed:

   1. (A) Three hundred (300) hours in a county with over one hundred thousand (100,000) registered voters;
   2. (B) One hundred fifty (150) hours in a county with between one hundred thousand (100,000) and fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters; and
   3. (C) One hundred (100) hours in a county with fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters;

4. (4) The total hours reimbursed for contract labor to transport voting equipment shall not exceed:

   1. (A) Five hundred (500) hours in a county with over one hundred thousand (100,000) registered voters;
   2. (B) Two hundred (200) hours in a county with between one hundred thousand (100,000) and fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters; and
   3. (C) One hundred (100) hours in a county with fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) registered voters; and
5. (5) The hourly wage costs associated with counting ballots shall not be reimbursed by the board if the quorum court of the county in question has voted to hand-count ballots pursuant to Arkansas Code § 7-5-301(c)(1).

(d) Mileage expenses will not be reimbursed by the board if the expenditure is incurred by:

1. (1) A county election commissioner for travel to and from public meetings; or
2. (2) A poll worker’s travel to and from the polling site, except as provided by law for delivery of election materials and voting equipment.

(f) Supply cost reimbursements are limited by the following provisions:

1. (1) The board will not provide funding for capital or leasehold improvements to polling sites.

2. (2) The board will not provide funding for nonexpendable equipment and supplies such as:

   1. (A) Voting booths;
   2. (B) Electric pencil sharpeners;
   3. (C) Thermal binding machines;
   4. (D) Pagers;
   5. (E) Outlet strips;
   6. (F) Extension cords;
   7. (G) Adapters;
   8. (H) Phone cords; and
   9. (I) Expensive metal signage.

3. (3) The board will not provide funding for expendable supplies such as:

   1. (A) Batteries;
   2. (B) Copier toner;
   3. (C) Printer toner cartridges;
   4. (D) Printer ribbons;
   5. (E) Hanging file folders;
   6. (F) Manila file folders;
   7. (G) Binders;
   8. (H) “I Voted” stickers; and
   9. (I) Flags.

4. (4) The board will not provide funding for the cost:

   1. (A) Of binding voter books;
   2. (B) For reproduction of poll worker training material;
   3. (C) For phone lines or phone services;
   4. (D) For portable toilet rental;
   5. (E) For furniture rentals;
   6. (F) For return postage; or
   7. (G) For food.

(g) Voting system costs will not be reimbursed by the board if the expenditure is described below:

1. (1) The purchase of new or used voting systems; or
2. (2) The leasing, rental, maintenance, or depreciation of voting systems.

(h) Programming costs reimbursements are limited by the following provisions:

1. (1) The board will not provide funding for:

   1. (A) Reprogramming due to county error;
   2. (B) Reprogramming due to vendor error; or
   3. (C) Programming of duplicative ballot styles which cause the county to pay for more than fifty percent (50%) more ballot styles than the election requires; and
2. (2) The board will not reimburse the additional costs of nonpartisan ballots under 7 CAR § 70-208(4) unless the number of nonpartisan ballots cast in the prior preferential primary is documented on the reimbursement request.

(i) Ballot printing costs reimbursements are limited by the following provisions:

1. (1) The board will not provide funding for ballot printing reruns due to county or vendor error;
2. (2) The board will not provide funding for overages in ordering and printing ballots, except by prior written request to the board with prior written approval by the board;
3. (3) The county or the vendor will be financially responsible for excessive printing of paper ballots; and
4. (4) The cost associated with producing preprinted ballots shall not be reimbursed by the board if the quorum court of the county in question has voted to hand-count ballots pursuant to Arkansas Code § 7-5-301(c)(1).

(j) Legal advertising costs will not be reimbursed by the board if the expenditure is described below:

1. (1) Advertising the list of appointed election officials;
2. (2) Advertising for poll worker training;
3. (3) Advertising in excess of that required by law as defined previously;
4. (4) Readvertising due to county error;
5. (5) Colored advertising; or

6. (6) Costs related to advertising on:

   1. (A) Radio;
   2. (B) Television broadcasting; or
   3. (C) Social media.

(l) Other reimbursements are limited by the following provisions:

1. (1) The board will not provide funding for any penalties assessed to a county by any vendor, such as a surcharge assessed to a county by a vendor for missing deadlines established by the vendor.

2. (2) The board will not consider requests for advance funding for state-funded:

   1. (A) General primary (runoff) elections; or
   2. (B) Special primary elections.
3. (3) The board will review all shipping and handling fees in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for consideration of payment on a case-by-case basis.
4. (4) County funds must be used for funding any election-related expenses incurred by the county in conducting a state-funded election that fall outside the scope of funding by the board as defined by this part.
5. (5) A county may appeal to the board for reconsideration of any otherwise eligible expense that is disqualified by the board for exceeding maximums established by this part.
6. (6) If a court orders a new election as a result of a contested election, the board will consider the criteria for funding the expenses of the new court-ordered election on a case-by-case basis.