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Ark. Code Ann. § 7-1-112

Destruction of a ballot or ballot materials — Prohibited — Definitions

Acts 2013, No. 1261, § 1.

(1) A person shall not knowingly destroy a ballot or ballot-related material required to be preserved by law until after: Two (2) years after the certification of the results of the election; and

(2) The county board of election commissioners has entered an order, created a record to be maintained, and filed the order for destruction of the ballot or ballot-related material.

(3) As used in this section, “ballot or ballot-related material” means a ballot or other form that is: Provided to a person representing himself or herself as the voter or his or her agent by a county clerk, member of a county board of election commissioners, or poll worker; and

(4) Returned by the person representing himself or herself as a voter or his or her agent for the purpose of voting in an election.

(5) “Ballot or ballot-related material” includes without limitation: A ballot that has been completed, cast, abandoned, or spoiled;

(6) A ballot stub or certificate from a ballot that has been completed, cast, abandoned, or spoiled;

(7) A voter statement that has been submitted to the county clerk;

(8) An envelope that contains a ballot;

(9) An affidavit provided to the county clerk;

(10) An absentee ballot list maintained under § 7-5-416;

(11) An absentee ballot application; and

(12) A list of applications for an absentee ballot under § 7-5-408.

(13) A person who is convicted under this section is guilty of an unclassified felony and shall: Be sentenced to a term of no less than one (1) year and no more than six (6) years; and

(14) Pay a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.