§ Ark. Code § 7-5-522Voting procedure

(a)(1) When a voter presents himself or herself for the purpose of voting, the poll workers shall
ascertain whether he or she is properly qualified and registered under § 7-5-305.
(2) In preparing the machines, the poll workers shall ensure that each voter will have access
only to the proper ballot.
(b) Only one (1) voter at a time shall be permitted to approach a voting machine. Having cast
his or her vote, the voter shall at once move away from the voting machine and leave the polling
room by the exit provided.
(c) A voter having left the voting machine shall not be permitted to return to the voting
machine except to complete the voting process.
(d) If a voter leaves an electronic ballot on a voting machine on which the voter has either
made some or no selections and has failed to complete the process of casting the ballot and failed
to notify a poll worker of his or her desire to cancel the ballot before departing the polling site,
two (2) poll workers shall take action to complete the process of casting the ballot and shall
document:
(1) The time;
(2) The name of the voter, if known;
(3) The names of the poll workers completing the process of casting the ballot; and
(4) All other circumstances surrounding the abandoned ballot.
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