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Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-613

Counting ballots and write-in votes

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ashcraft v. Cox (1992)

Most recently applied in Ashcraft v. Cox (October 1992)

Acts 1977, No. 77, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-1805; Acts 1997, No. 446, § 29; 2005, No. 2233, § 44; 2009, No. 959, § 30.

In precincts where an electronic vote tabulating device is used, as soon as the polls are closed:

(1) The poll workers shall compare the total number of voters indicated by the electronic vote tabulating device with the list of voters to ensure that the number recorded by the tabulator is the same as the number of voters shown on the list of voters who received a ballot at the polling site. If the totals are different, this fact shall be reported in writing to the county board of election commissioners with the reasons, if known; and

(2) The poll workers shall count the write-in votes and prepare a return of the votes on forms provided for that purpose.

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.