1. (a)

   1. (1) Voting machines are constructed to notify a voter when more than the maximum allowable number of selections in any one (1) contest are made, thus preventing the voter from over-voting any contest on the ballot.
   2. (2) Voting machines can be programmed to alert the voter of any under-voted contest.

2. (b)

   1. (1) If a voter fails to complete the process of casting an electronic ballot on a voting machine and departs the polling site without notifying a poll worker of his or her desire to cancel the ballot prior to departing, two (2) poll workers shall take action to complete the process of casting the ballot.

   2. (2) The poll workers must document:

      1. (A) The time;
      2. (B) The name of the voter, if known;
      3. (C) The names of the poll workers completing the process of casting the ballot; and
      4. (D) All other circumstances surrounding the abandoned ballot.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained the following footnotes: Footnote 16 to 7 CAR § 92-104(a)(2) following the phrase "any under-voted contest" as follows: "A.C.A. § 7-5-504(9)". Footnote 17 to 7 CAR § 92-104(b)(2)(D) following the phrase "the abandoned ballot" as follows: "A.C.A. § 7-5-522(d)".