EAIElectoral Access Index

The statute statutorily codifies a multi-branch appointment structure (Secretary of State, legislative leaders, Governor, and party designees), establishes fixed terms (2 or 4 years depending on position with term limits of two consecutive full terms), and requires balanced political composition (one Democratic designee, one Republican designee). These procedural safeguards are enumerated directly in the statute and leave no discretion to a single actor.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses designated bearers and authorized agents for absentee ballot delivery—a procedural mechanism for ballot handling by third parties. It contains no language regarding voter eligibility, minimum voting age, or residency requirements. The criterion asks whether age and residency requirements are set in the constitution rather than statute alone, which is outside the scope of this section's regulatory focus.

The statute codifies the disqualification criterion (felony conviction) in § 7-6-102(b), makes falsification a Class D felony (§ 7-6-102(c)), and explicitly provides a statutory restoration procedure via expungement under §§ 16-93-301–16-93-303 (§ 7-6-102(d)). The disqualification framework is entirely statutory and enumerated, with a defined cure path.

No matching sections in corpus.

The section explicitly establishes a statutory requirement for identification verification of absentee voters by mandating comparison of name, residential voting address, date of birth, and signature against the absentee application and voter statement. This identification requirement is set directly in statute (Ark. Code § 7-5-416(b)(1)(F)) rather than delegated to regulation or administrative discretion, satisfying the criterion's demand for statutory grounding.

The statute exhaustively enumerates acceptable ID forms for first-time voters who registered by mail: photographic identification or specific named documents (utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document). The list is set in statute rather than left to administrative discretion, and the categories are defined with sufficient specificity to guide both voters and election officials.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses publication procedures for a proposed state constitution by a constitutional convention. It contains no content whatsoever regarding voter identification requirements, alternative ID schemes, or any electoral access procedures related to ID. The criterion asks about free alternative state-issued ID for voters lacking government ID; this statute is entirely outside the scope of that inquiry.

The statute provides a clear, enumerated cure procedure for voters without ID: they cast a provisional ballot (subsection (b) procedures are detailed), and can cure the deficiency by presenting compliant ID to the county board or clerk by noon on Monday following election day (subsection (f)). The procedure is set by statute with specific timing and entity responsible, satisfying the procedural-clarity criterion regardless of policy stringency.

The statute provides a cure mechanism (notification and contact attempt) and a secondary review path (county board of election commissioners determination), but this addresses absentee ballot application rejection generally, not specifically ID rejection or provisional ballot challenges. The section does not enumerate what happens after the board's determination, whether the voter may seek judicial review, or what procedural rights attach to the board's decision. The appeal procedure is thus partially codified but incomplete.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 7-5-211 governs the delivery of election supplies to polling places and does not address voter registration deadlines at all. The criterion asks whether registration cutoff dates are defined by statute; this section contains no language about registration deadlines, registration procedures, or cutoff periods. A different section of Arkansas law would need to be consulted to evaluate that criterion.

Section 7-5-406(b)(2)(A) enumerates registration methods (mail or electronic) only for uniformed services and overseas voters—a narrow subset. The statute delegates to the Secretary of State to 'establish and transmit...procedures' without exhaustively enumerating registration methods in the statute itself for the general population. The procedural requirement is administratively set rather than statutorily enumerated. For the criterion to be satisfied, all available methods must be enumerated in statute; here, the core registration pathways for ordinary voters are not addressed in this section.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs the form and sufficiency of referendum petitions, not voter registration. It addresses what signatures on a petition must contain and how they are verified for petition purposes. It contains no cure procedure for rejected voter registrations—it is not a registration statute at all and therefore does not address the criterion topic.

The statute explicitly codifies in subsection (b) the voter's right to challenge a removal or purge from the registration list, with a clear 30-day window. The right is set by statute, not left to administrative discretion, and provides enumerated timing for the challenge procedure.

The statute mandates removal/purging and requires notification (§ 7-5-903(a)(3)), grounding the removal procedure in statute. However, the section does not enumerate the specific criteria for removal (death, change of address, inactivity, etc.)—it only requires that removal occur and be notified, leaving the substantive criteria to regulation or administrative discretion. This satisfies the statutory-grounding element but fails the enumeration element.

“A person is removed or purged from a voter registration list”

The statute mandates that the county clerk send written notification when a person is removed or purged (subsection a), and explicitly provides a 30-day cure/challenge period after removal (subsection b). Both the notice requirement and the opportunity to cure are grounded in statute, enumerated clearly, and set forth a defined procedure.

The statute addresses confidentiality of certain voter data for domestic violence victims but does not codify a comprehensive data security regime. It does not enumerate encryption requirements, breach notification procedures, or access logging standards for the voter registry. Instead, it delegates implementation details to the Secretary of State through administrative rulemaking (subsection (d)).

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute explicitly codifies the right to request assistance from a person of the voter's choosing and enumerates the eligibility requirements for that assistant (presence at polling site, age 18+, proper identification). The section further specifies restrictions on assistants' conduct, removal procedures for violations, and limits on the number of voters an assistant may help, all grounded in statute rather than discretion.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 7-1-103 addresses campaign finance, political activity by public servants, and electioneering prohibitions—not voter assistance procedures. It contains no statutory procedure for assisting illiterate or visually impaired voters, no enumeration of who may provide assistance, and no safeguards protecting ballot secrecy during assistance. The criterion requires codified procedure for illiteracy assistance; this section does not address that topic.

The statute sets specific, enumerated opening and closing hours for early voting at the county clerk's designated location (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday) rather than delegating this decision to local administrators. While the statute permits county boards to establish additional polling sites, it requires those additional sites to operate during the same hours as the clerk's location or as close as possible if circumstances prevent identical hours.

The statute sets enumerated delivery methods and deadlines for mail-in ballots (receipt by 7:30 p.m. election day for domestic voters; 5:00 p.m. ten days post-election for overseas/military). However, the section does not codify the full mail-in procedure: it omits application requirements, ballot request deadlines, signature verification standards, and critically, any cure or challenge procedure when a ballot is rejected. Without statutory definition of how rejected ballots are handled and voters' rights to correct errors, the procedural clarity is incomplete.

This section provides comprehensive statutory codification of absentee voting procedures including application form delivery requirements, signature verification standards, rejection criteria with mandatory notice and cure provisions (resubmission rights), and multiple enumerated delivery methods with specific deadlines. The framework is exhaustively detailed in statute with clear procedures for both approval and rejection scenarios, satisfying all procedural-clarity elements regardless of policy perspective.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses post-election audits and voter registration audits, not early voting periods or locations. It contains no statutory rules governing when early voting may occur, how long the period lasts, or where early voting locations are established. The section references early voting locations only in the context of audit sampling, not in the context of defining the early voting procedure itself.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section prohibits drop boxes entirely rather than permitting them with statutory procedures. The criterion asks whether drop-box procedures (placement, security, chain-of-custody) are defined in statute if drop boxes are permitted. Since Arkansas law forbids drop boxes, there is no drop-box procedure to evaluate. This is a jurisdictional prohibition, not a procedural framework.

The statute establishes both a right to cast a provisional ballot and exhaustive procedures for its adjudication, including enumerated casting procedures (subsections a and b), clear grounds for validity (subsection e and f), mandatory county board review before certification, and a statutorily-mandated cure mechanism (subsection f—return of required ID by noon Monday). The right is established in statute, the adjudication procedure is fully enumerated with no discretionary gaps, and voters receive written notice of how to ascertain their ballot status through a free access system.