Signed by Governor Asa Hutchinson

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires election officials to ensure electronic pollbooks are secure.

Highlights:

• Defines “vote center” to mean an election day location designated by the county board of election commissioners at which a qualified elector from any precinct in the county holding the election may vote (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that before establishing 1 or more vote centers in the county under § 7-1-113, the county board of election commissioners are to certify to the Secretary of State and the county quorum court that the county has a secure electronic connection sufficient to prevent the following (Sec. 2):

• An elector from voting more than once;

• Unauthorized access to an electronic poll book;

• Unauthorized access to the voter registration database; and

• Unauthorized access to voting equipment and voter materials.

• Specifies if the county board of election commissioners has certified to the county quorum court a determination of sufficiency under subdivision (e)(1)(A) of this section, the county may adopt an ordinance to establish vote centers for elections (Sec. 2).

• Establishes that except for school elections under § 6-14-106, a vote center location for each election is to be the same as that established for the immediately preceding general election unless changed by order of the county board of election commissioners (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the county board of election commissioners is not to change a vote center location for any precinct less than 30 days before an election except in the event of an emergency (Sec. 3).

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