§ 7-5-509 - Machines used for demonstration. - Arkansas Statutes

7-5-509. Machines used for demonstration.

(a) The county board of election commissioners may designate suitable times and places where voting machines shall be exhibited for the purpose of giving instructions in their use to all voters who apply for instruction.

(b) At least one (1) machine for demonstration purposes shall be placed in each precinct not more than twenty-five (25) days nor less than ten (10) days before each election, when practical. The location of voting machines for demonstration shall be in accessible public buildings. The voting machines used for demonstration shall display sample ballots showing the title of offices to be filled and, as far as practicable, the names of the candidates in the next election.

(c) No voting machine that is to be assigned for use in any election shall be used for instruction after having been prepared and secured for the election. Machines shall not be used for demonstration purposes during the time that the polls are open on election day or if the demonstration shall in any way interfere with the proper adjustment, securing, or use of the machine in the election.