Arkansas § 7-5-527 - Exposure of count — Verification — Return record — Official signatures.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-527 — Exposure of count — Verification — Return record — Official signatures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-5-527. Exposure of count — Verification — Return record — Official signatures.
The poll workers shall then expose the count in the presence of all persons authorized to be present. It is the intention of this section to accord a full, complete, and public view of the count from each voting machine to all poll workers and designated watchers for the candidates or parties. The poll worker shall proceed to produce the result record in a minimum of three (3) copies. The result record shall be deemed the official count for that machine. One (1) copy of the completed return record for that machine shall be posted upon the wall of the polling room for all to see. The poll workers shall sign the machine return record produced by the device. The activation device used to collect votes from each voting machine and all certified result records shall be placed in a package that shall be sealed and signed by all the poll workers and any watchers that may desire to affix a signature. The sealed package shall be immediately returned to the county board of election commissioners by one (1) of the poll workers selected for this purpose, accompanied by those other poll workers and watchers who desire to join the poll worker. The poll worker shall obtain a receipt for the sealed package.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 7-5-527
What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-527 cover?
Section 7-5-527 ("Exposure of count — Verification — Return record — Official signatures.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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