(a)

1. (1) Provisional voters who cast a general provisional ballot shall be allowed to appear before the county board of election commissioners to:

   1. (A) Contest the county board of election commissioners’ initial decision to disqualify their ballots; and
   2. (B) Present evidence that they were:

(i) Registered to vote; and

1. (ii) Voted the correct ballot for the precinct of their residence.
2. (2) Provisional voters who cast unverified provisional ballots must satisfy the requirements of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, and this part in order to have their ballot counted.

(b) If these provisional voters do not appear for a hearing or otherwise provide satisfactory evidence of their registration, then the ballot shall not be counted.

1. (c) The county election commission then completes the election commission’s portion of the list of provisional voters form, and all records are preserved in accordance with the laws governing preservation of ballots and election materials.

   1. (d) The process of hearing and final decision must be completed by the deadline to certify the election results.