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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 7 - ELECTIONS (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-11-303)
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-1-115)
Section 7-1-112 - Destruction of a ballot or ballot materials - Prohibited - Definitions
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AR Code § 7-1-112 (2023)
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- (a) A person shall not knowingly destroy a ballot or ballot-related material required to be preserved by law until after:
- (1) Two (2) years after the certification of the results of the election; and
- (2) The county board of election commissioners has entered an order, created a record to be maintained, and filed the order for destruction of the ballot or ballot-related material.
- (b)
- (1) As used in this section, "ballot or ballot-related material" means a ballot or other form that is:
- (A) Provided to a person representing himself or herself as the voter or his or her agent by a county clerk, member of a county board of election commissioners, or poll worker; and
- (B) Returned by the person representing himself or herself as a voter or his or her agent for the purpose of voting in an election.
- (2) "Ballot or ballot-related material" includes without limitation:
- (A) A ballot that has been completed, cast, abandoned, or spoiled;
- (B) A ballot stub or certificate from a ballot that has been completed, cast, abandoned, or spoiled;
- (C) A voter statement that has been submitted to the county clerk;
- (D) An envelope that contains a ballot;
- (E) An affidavit provided to the county clerk;
- (F) An absentee ballot list maintained under § 7-5-416;
- (G) An absentee ballot application; and
- (H) A list of applications for an absentee ballot under § 7-5-408.
- (1) As used in this section, "ballot or ballot-related material" means a ballot or other form that is:
- (c) A person who is convicted under this section is guilty of an unclassified felony and shall:
- (1) Be sentenced to a term of no less than one (1) year and no more than six (6) years; and
- (2) Pay a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Added by Act 2013, No. 1261,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
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