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The Help America Vote Act required an overhaul
of the state's voting equipment. The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office worked closely with local
election officials to approve three new voting
system options. Each county made the final
decision on which voting machines best served
the needs of its citizens.
Every polling site in the state will offer
at least one touch-screen voting machine that
is accessible for voters with physical and
visual disabilities. Forty-five counties chose
to use all touch-screen
voting machines (also called Direct
Record ELECTronic or DRE).
In addition to the equipment that is accessible
to individuals with disabilities at each polling
site, 27 counties will also use computer-counted
paper ballots. Nine counties will count ballots
using optical
scanners at each precinct, while
18 counties will use a single central
ballot counter at a location such as the
courthouse. Three counties will continue using
their existing DRE
electronic voting equipment, which meets
HAVA's requirements.
To learn more about the voting system in your area, click on your county in the map below.
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Solution A - Model 100 Optical Scan Precinct |
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Solution B - iVotronic Touch Screen |
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Solution C - Model 650 Central Optical Scan Tabulator |
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Retain Existing ELECTronic DRE |
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