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AR HB1765

Bill

Status

Passed

4/3/2017

Primary Sponsor

Mike Holcomb

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • County boards of election commissioners must provide public notice at least 20 days before preferential primaries and general elections, and at least 10 days before general primaries, runoffs, or special elections, including the election date, voting hours, early voting times and places, polling sites, candidates, and ballot counting procedures.

  • County boards must post a list of appointed election officials, deputy county clerks, and additional deputies at least 15 days before early voting begins, and the public may file objections within 10 calendar days if an official is married to or related within the second degree to a candidate.

  • Each polling site must display sample ballots, voting instructions including provisional ballot procedures, information on voting rights and fraud prohibitions, "VOTE HERE" signs at least 2 feet by 2 feet with arrows visible from public streets, and a printout showing voting machine counters register zero.

  • The Secretary of State must provide information to county election boards regarding voting rights and fraud prohibition laws that must be posted at polling sites.

Legislative Description

To Improve Election Administration Transparency; And To Resolve A Conflict In The Law Concerning Public Notice Of Elections.

Last Action

Notification that HB1765 is now Act 798

4/3/2017

Committee Referrals

State Agencies & Governmental Affairs3/20/2017
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs3/1/2017

Full Bill Text

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