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AR HB1884
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Wayne Long
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AI Summary
- Hand-counted paper ballots must contain a watermark or ultraviolet ink seal with unique placement for each election cycle
- Poll workers must complete the hand count within 24 hours of polls closing, with no significant breaks in the counting process
- Hand counts must be finished at least 24 hours before certification deadline; if not, machine tabulated results become the certified results
- County election commissioners must ensure a minimum of 4 poll workers are available to continue counts if a worker becomes sick or incapacitated
- Poll workers may take breaks from counting only if ballots remain sealed in a double-locking hard shell ballot box and stored in a locked room guarded by a sheriff's deputy at all times
Legislative Description
To Amend The Law Concerning The Marking And Counting Of Paper Ballots.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
5/5/2025
Committee Referrals
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs3/20/2025
Full Bill Text
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