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AR SB247
Bill
Status
Passed
2/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jim Dotson
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AI Summary
- Adds a new category of voters eligible for absentee ballots: persons prevented from voting due to observance of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours the polls are open on election day
- Amends Arkansas Code § 7-5-402 to establish religious observance as a qualifying reason for absentee voting alongside existing reasons of unavoidable absence and illness or physical disability
- Updates the absentee ballot application form (Arkansas Code § 7-5-405) to include religious discipline or religious holiday observance as a stated reason for requesting an absentee ballot
- Approved February 24, 2023
Legislative Description
To Allow Absentee Voting For A Religious Observance; And To Amend The Law Concerning Absentee Voting.
Last Action
Notification that SB247 is now Act 141
2/27/2023
Committee Referrals
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs2/15/2023
State Agencies & Governmental Affairs2/9/2023
Full Bill Text
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