§ Ark. Code § 7-5-213Counting votes when special error correction ballots are utilized — Procedures

(a) In the event that special error correction ballots are utilized under § 7-5-209, a county
board of election commissioners shall count all special error correction ballots cast as regular
ballots under the following procedures:
(1) The special error correction ballots shall be counted at the time designated in the notice of
election for the canvassing and counting of absentee ballots on election day; and
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(2) The vote totals shall be included with the vote totals for the issue or race which appeared
on the special error correction ballots.
(b) In the event that a special error correction ballot is utilized under § 7-5-209, a county
board of election commissioners shall count all special error correction ballots cast as provisional
ballots under the following procedures:
(1) The special error correction ballots shall be canvassed at the time and location as other
provisional ballots;
(2) The ballot shall be counted if:
(A) The voter was a qualified elector for the issue or race that was the subject of the special
error correction ballot;
(B) The voter cast a ballot that was affected by the error necessitating the special error
correction ballot; and
(C) The county board of election commissioners does not determine that the provisional
ballot is invalid and should not be counted based on other grounds;
(3) The provisional special error correction ballots that are approved by the county board of
election commissioners shall be hand counted at the time other provisional ballots are counted;
and
(4) The vote totals shall be manually included with the vote totals for the issue or race which
appeared on the special error correction ballots.