Arkansas § 7-5-531 - Retention of audit data — Machines to remain secured until results are certified except on court order.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-531 — Retention of audit data — Machines to remain secured until results are certified except on court order., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-5-531. Retention of audit data — Machines to remain secured until results are certified except on court order.
All audit logs and voter-verified paper audit trails produced by a voting machine shall remain secured for a period of two (2) years. All voting machines used in any election shall remain secured for a period of at least three (3) days following the election unless the machines are ordered to be activated sooner by and on the authority of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, in the event that the issue of the election should be in judicial controversy. Should no order be entered, it shall be the duty of the county board of election commissioners to clear the machines for future elections after the results of the election have been certified.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-531 cover?
Section 7-5-531 ("Retention of audit data — Machines to remain secured until results are certified except on court order.") 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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