AR SB291

Complaint filing window changed from starting when absentee ballots are delivered/mailed to 49 days prior to the election, with deadline extended from 30 days after certification to 49 days after the election

Investigation records remain exempt from Freedom of Information Act disclosure until 30 days after final adjudication or when a public hearing is set, rather than when a hearing is merely scheduled

State Board of Election Commissioners' discretion on sharing confidential information with law enforcement changed from mandatory ("shall") to permissive ("may")

Investigation timeline extended from 180 to 182 days, and final action deadline from 240 to 245 days when settlement offers are rejected, with deadlines now calculated from the complaint filing deadline rather than individual complaint filing dates

Election monitor reports generated by state election monitors are explicitly excluded from confidentiality exemptions