Curing provisional ballots created by the failure to verify the voter’s registration
Arkansas Code § 7-4-101; Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, sec. 13
(a) Voters at the polls.
(1) A provisional ballot cast because a voter failed to verify their voter registration when voting at the polls during early voting or on election day shall be counted and included in the certified results of the election if:
- (A) The voter’s ballot is not successfully challenged for any other reason; and
- (B) The voter subsequently verifies their voter registration to either the county clerk or the county board of election commissioners by noon on the Monday following the election.
- (2) The voter may verify his or her voter registration to the county board of election commissioners by presenting photo identification at any meeting of the county board of election commissioners held before noon on the Monday following the election.
- (3) The voter may verify his or her voter registration to the county clerk by presenting the photo identification to the county clerk before noon on the Monday following the election.
(b) Absentee voters.
(1) The ballot of an absentee voter that was made provisional for failure to verify that person’s voter registration when returning his or her absentee ballot shall be counted and included in the certified results of the election if:
- (A) The absentee voter’s ballot is not found deficient for any other reason; and
- (B) The absentee voter verifies his or her voter registration in person to either the county clerk or the county board of election commissioners by noon on the Monday following the election.
- (2) The absentee voter may verify his or her voter registration to the county board of election commissioners by presenting photo identification to the county board of election commissioners at any meeting of the county board of election commissioners held before noon on the Monday following the election.
- (3) The absentee voter may alternatively verify his or her voter registration to the county clerk by presenting the photo identification to the county clerk before noon on the Monday following the election.