§ Ark. Code § 7-5-530Securing audit materials upon election contest or recount

(a) The county board of election commissioners shall produce an audit log for each voting
machine used in the election.
(b) In the event that there is an election contest filed, the judge of the court that has
jurisdiction may order the county board of election commissioners to secure the audit logs and the
voter-verified paper audit trail alleged in the contest to be in question. The county board of
election commissioners shall store them in a secure place in the county courthouse under lock and
key awaiting further orders of the court.
(c) In the event that any candidate in any election in which the machines have been utilized
or any voter who questions the count of any question posed at any election gives written notice
to the county board of election commissioners that he or she desires a recount, then the applicable
county board of election commissioners shall secure the audit logs and voter-verified paper audit
trails and store them in a secure place in the county courthouse awaiting further orders of the
applicable county board of election commissioners or court.