(a) When the name and voting precinct of a voter is read by the election official, any candidate or qualified poll watcher pursuant to § 7-5-312 may challenge the vote in the manner provided by law for personal voting challenges, and the election officials shall consider the ballot as a provisional ballot.
(b) If the statement is not in proper form or for any other legal reason the vote should not be counted, the ballot shall not be counted and shall be preserved together with the statement and envelope for the same period of time that the statements are preserved.
(c) If the county board of election commissioners determines that the provisional voter is qualified and that the vote was properly cast, the vote shall be counted.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally
Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting
§ 7-5-401. Duties of county clerk
§ 7-5-402. Voter qualification
§ 7-5-403. Designated bearers, authorized agents, and administrators
§ 7-5-404. Applications for ballots — Definition
§ 7-5-406. Members of uniformed services and other citizens residing outside the United States
§ 7-5-407. Preparation and delivery of ballots
§ 7-5-408. List of applications — Preparation, preservation, and inspection
§ 7-5-409. Materials furnished to qualified voters
§ 7-5-410. Instructions and notice included with voting materials — Other enclosures prohibited
§ 7-5-411. Methods of voting absentee
§ 7-5-412. Marking and return of absentee ballots — Delivery of mailed absentee ballots
§ 7-5-413. Voting machines — Related duties
§ 7-5-414. Appointment of election clerks — Qualifications
§ 7-5-415. Compensation of county clerk for extra deputy
§ 7-5-416. Counting of absentee ballots