AR SB234

Absentee ballot application forms must include a perjury warning stating: "IF YOU PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION ON THIS FORM, YOU MAY BE GUILTY OF PERJURY AND SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO $10,000 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR UP TO 10 YEARS."

Application forms must require voters to indicate their reason for requesting an absentee ballot: unavoidable absence, illness/disability, or residence in a long-term care facility.

Secretary of State may use plain language terminology on election descriptions in absentee ballot applications that varies from official Arkansas Code election terms and must include a list of election options with dates for voters to select from.

Absentee ballot materials must include a uniform voter statement with bold warnings requiring completion and return in the mailing envelope or the ballot will not be counted, and a perjury statement warning of fines up to $10,000 or imprisonment up to 10 years.

Application forms and all absentee ballot materials must be designed to be easily read by typical registered voters and must be prescribed by the State Board of Election Commissioners with assistance from the Secretary of State.