§1. Statement of policy.
The purpose of this amendment is to establish a system of permanent personal registration as a means of determining that all who cast ballots in general, special and primary elections in this State are legally qualified to vote in such elections, in accordance with the Constitution of Arkansas and the Constitution of the United States.§2. Definitions.
As used in this amendment, the terms:(b) “Permanent Registrar” means the County Clerk in each of the several counties of this State.
(c) “Deputy Registrar” means the Deputy County Clerk or clerical assistants appointed by the County Clerk.
(d) “Election” means any general, special or primary election held pursuant to any provisions of the Constitution or statutes of the State of Arkansas; provided, that this amendment shall not apply to selection of delegates to party conventions by party committees or to selection of party committeemen by party conventions.
§3. Application.
No person shall vote or be permitted to vote in any election unless registered in a manner provided for by this amendment.§4. Permanent registration.
When a voter is once registered under the provisions of this amendment, it is unnecessary for such voter again to register unless such registration is cancelled or subject to cancellation in a manner provided for by this amendment.§5. Duties of registration officials.
(2) Public assistance agencies, which shall mean those agencies that provide services under the Food Stamps, Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs;
(3) Disabilities agencies, which shall mean agencies that offer state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities;
(4) Public libraries; and
(5) The Arkansas National Guard.
(2) The Office of Driver Services and State Revenue Offices shall provide voter registration opportunities to those obtaining or renewing drivers licenses, personal identification cards, duplicate or corrected licenses or cards, or changing address or name whether in person or by mail. The Office of Driver Services and State Revenue Offices shall use a computer process, which combines the drivers license and voter registration applications, minimizing duplicative information, and shall have available the federal or state mail voter registration application form, which may be used upon request or when the computer process is not available. If a person declines to apply to register to vote, the Office of Driver Services or State Revenue Office shall retain the record of declination for two (2) years.
(3) All public assistance agencies shall provide a federal or state mail voter registration application form with each application for assistance, and with each recertification, renewal or change of address or name relating to such assistance. Public assistance agencies shall provide voter registration application forms as part of the intake process, or as a combined computer process when a computer process is available. Public assistance agencies shall use a process or form that combines the application for assistance with the voter registration application when available. Public assistance agencies shall also provide declination forms as described in 51-6 [section 6] of this amendment, which shall be retained for two (2) years if an applicant declines to apply to register to vote.
(4) All disabilities agencies shall provide a federal or state mail voter registration application form with each application for services and with each recertification, renewal or change of address or name relating to such services. Disabilities agencies shall provide voter registration application forms as part of the intake process, or as a combined computer process when a computer process is available. Disabilities agencies may use a form that combines the application for services or assistance with the voter registration application when available. If the disabilities agency provides services in a person's home, then the agency shall also provide voter registration services at the person's home. Disabilities agencies shall also provide declination forms as described in 51-6 [section 6] of this amendment, which shall be retained for two (2) years if an applicant declines to apply to register to vote.
(2) Public assistance agencies and disabilities agencies shall train agency employees to provide the same degree of assistance in completing voter registration forms as is provided with regard to the completion of agency forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance.
(3) Each revenue office, public assistance agency and disabilities agency shall provide ongoing training for employees who will be assisting persons with voter registration applications and shall include information regarding training procedures in the report filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to §51-8(d) [section 8(d)] of this amendment.
(4) A person who provides voter registration assistance through any voter registration agency shall not:
(B) Display any such political preference or party allegiance;
(C) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action to the purpose or effect of discouraging the applicant from registering to vote;
(D) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action to the purpose or effect of leading the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits; or
(E) Disclose any applicant's voter registration information, except as necessary for the administration of voter registration.
(e) The State Board of Election Commissioners is authorized and, as soon as is possible after the effective date of this amendment, directed to prescribe, adopt, publish and distribute:
(2) a Manual of instruction for the information, guidance and direction of election officials within the state; and
(3) detailed specifications of the registration record files, the voter registration application forms and other registration forms, including voter registration list maintenance forms, all of which shall be consistent with this amendment and uniform throughout the State.
§6. Voter registration application forms.
(2) Such forms shall include, in identical print, statements that:
(B) Contain an attestation that the applicant meets all voter eligibility requirements and that the applicant does not claim the right to vote in another county or state;
(C) Specify the penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter registration application;
(D) Inform applicants that where they register to vote will be kept confidential;
(E) Inform applicants that declining to register will also be kept confidential; and
(F) Inform applicants that they will be required to verify their registration when voting in person or by absentee ballot by providing a required document or identification card as provided in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, §13.
(G) Inform the applicant that if the voter registration application is being collected by a third-party voter registration organization, the third-party voter registration organization may be unable to deliver the application to the permanent registrar in the county in which the applicant resides before the thirty-day voter registration deadline to vote in the next election and that the applicant may elect to deliver the application in person or by mail; and
(H) Inform the applicant of the process to determine if the application has been received by the Secretary of State.
(B) Mailing address;
(C) Residence address and any other information necessary to identify the residence of the applicant;
(D) If previously registered, the name then supplied by the applicant, and the previous address, county, and state;
(E) Date of birth;
(F) A signature or mark made under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets each requirement for voter registration;
(G) If the applicant is unable to sign his or her name, the name, address, and telephone number of the person providing assistance;
(H) If the applicant has a current and valid driver's license, the applicant's driver's license number;
(I) If the applicant does not have a current and valid driver's license, the last four (4) digits of the applicant's social security number; and
(J) If the applicant does not have a current and valid driver's license number or social security number, the Secretary of State will assign the applicant a number which will serve to identify the applicant for voter registration purposes, and this number shall be placed on the application.
(B) Political party with which the applicant wishes to be affiliated, if any.
(6) The mail voter registration application form shall include the following questions along with boxes for the applicant to check “yes” or “no” in response:
(B) “Will you be eighteen (18) years of age on or before election day?”;
(C) “Are you presently adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction?”; and
(D) “Have you ever been convicted of a felony without your sentence having been discharged or pardoned?”.
(B) “If you checked ‘Yes’ in response to either questions C or D, do not complete this form.”; and
(C) The mail-in voter registration application form shall include the following statement:
“If your voter registration application form is submitted by mail and you are registering for the first time, and you do not have a valid driver's license number or Social Security number, in order to avoid the additional identification requirements upon voting for the first time you must submit with the mailed registration form:(a) a current and valid photo identification; or (b) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address.”
(9) The mail voter registration application shall be pre-addressed to the Secretary of State.
(B) A statement that if an applicant declines to register to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes;
(C) A statement that if an applicant does register to vote, the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes;
(D) Voter registration eligibility requirements;
(E) Penalties provided by law for providing false information;
(F) An attestation that the applicant meets each eligibility requirement and that the applicant does not claim the right to vote in another county or state; and
(G) A space for the applicant's signature or mark.
(2) The statement in close proximity to the question above and in equally prominent type, “IF YOU DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME.”;
(3) The statement, “APPLYING TO REGISTER OR DECLINING TO REGISTER TO VOTE WILL NOT AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE THAT YOU WILL BE PROVIDED BY THIS AGENCY.”;
(4) The statement, “IF YOU WOULD LIKE HELP IN FILLING OUT THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM, WE WILL HELP YOU. THE DECISION WHETHER TO SEEK OR ACCEPT HELP IS YOURS. YOU MAY FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM IN PRIVATE.”;
(5) The statement, “IF YOU BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE HAS INTERFERED WITH YOUR RIGHT TO REGISTER OR TO DECLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE, YOUR RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN DECIDING WHETHER TO REGISTER OR IN APPLYING TO REGISTER TO VOTE, OR YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN POLITICAL PARTY OR OTHER POLITICAL PREFERENCE, YOU MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT ” (filled in with the address and telephone number of the Secretary of State's office);
(6) The statement, “IF YOU DECLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE, THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE DECLINED TO REGISTER WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL BE USED ONLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES.”; and
(7) The statement, “IF YOU DO REGISTER TO VOTE, THE OFFICE AT WHICH YOU SUBMIT A VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL BE USED ONLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES.”.
§7. Registration record files.
(2) The inactive registration records of persons who have failed to respond to address confirmation mailings described in §10 of this amendment;
(3) List maintenance information for each person receiving address confirmation notices or final address confirmation notices, or both, and the person's response; and
(4) Cancelled voter registration records and documentation noting the reason for cancellation.
(c) The computerized list shall serve as the official voter registration list for the conduct of all elections for federal, state, county, municipal, school, or other office in the state.
(d) The permanent registrar of each county shall maintain copies of that county's precinct voter registration list from the statewide computerized list as necessary for holding elections.
(e) The computerized list shall be coordinated with other state agency records on felony status as maintained by the Arkansas Crime Information Center, records on death as maintained by the State Department of Health, and driver's license records maintained by the Office of Driver Services, according to §9 of Amendment 51 to the Arkansas Constitution.
(f) A person with an inactive voter registration status may activate his or her voting status by appearing to vote at the precinct in which he or she currently resides or by updating his or her voter registration records with the permanent registrar of the county in which he or she resides.
(g) The county board of election commissioners or other lawfully designated election officials shall cause the appropriate precinct voter registration lists to be at the polling places on the date of elections, and shall return them at the close of the election to the office of the permanent registrar with the ballot boxes.
(h) If the legal residence of a voter is renamed, renumbered, or annexed, the permanent registrar or any local election official may change the name or number of the legal residence on the voter's registration record and any other voting records. Within fifteen (15) days after the records are changed to reflect the new name or number of the residence, the permanent registrar shall notify the voter by mail that the change has been made.
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(2) All voter registration information obtained by any local election official in the state shall be electronically entered into the computerized list on an expedited basis at the time the information is provided to the local official.
(3) The Secretary of State shall provide the support as may be required so that local election officials are able to enter the information.
(2) To ensure the security and accuracy of the statewide voter registration list maintained by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall:
(ii) Identify voters whose addresses have changed;
(iii) Prevent registration in more than one (1) state; and
(iv) Determine eligibility of individuals to vote in Arkansas;
(C) Regularly and before each election identify registered voters who are deceased by comparing the information received from the Social Security Administration, including without limitation a master death file or index compiled by the Social Security Administration;
(D) Establish and implement a process for the verification of address information:
(ii) Submitted by a registered voter updating his or her address; and
(iii) Provided through undeliverable mail by the United States Postal Service concerning a person registering to vote or a registered voter;
(F) Allow view-only access to the voter registration record files and data to all county boards of election commissioners to carry out the county board of election commissioners' election administration responsibilities; and
(G) Provide annual reports to the Joint Performance Review Committee of the General Assembly concerning the accuracy of the voter registration record files.
(B) Ensure the security, accuracy, and integrity of the:
(ii) Supporting technologies utilized by the counties to maintain and record voter registration information;
(iii) Secure user access requirements established by the Secretary of State; and
(iv) Election audit logs.
§8. Voter registration application records and reports.
(2) The Secretary of State shall transmit all mail voter registration applications to the appropriate permanent registrar no later than ten (10) days after the date of receipt. When applications are received within five (5) days before the last day of registration for an election, they must be transmitted no later than five (5) days after date of receipt. If forms are received by the wrong election office, they shall be forwarded to the appropriate permanent registrar not later than the fifth day after receipt.
(c)
(B) public assistance agencies;
(C) disabilities agencies;
(D) recruitment offices of the Armed Forces of the United States;
(E) public libraries; and
(F) offices of the Arkansas National Guard.
(B) Numbers and descriptions of the public assistance programs and the method of integrating voter registration, disaggregated by program;
(C) An assessment of the impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, United States Code 52 USC §20508, on the administration of elections; and
(D) Recommendations for improvements in procedures, forms, and other matters affected by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, United States Code 52 USC §20508.
(B) Method of integrating voter registration in the voter registration agency; and
(C) Total number of registration application forms transmitted to the Secretary of State, disaggregated by month by the voter registration agency;
(B) Method of integrating voter registration in the voter registration agency; and
(C) Number of registration application forms transmitted to the Secretary of State, disaggregated by month by the voter registration agency; and
§9. Application to register.
(2) Have not been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(3) Meet one (1) of the following requirements:
(B) Will become qualified electors during the thirty-day period immediately prior to the next election scheduled within the county; or
(C) Are otherwise qualified electors but whose registration has been cancelled in a manner provided for by this amendment.
(2) Any person who assists applicants with a voter registration application as part of a voter registration drive or who, in furtherance of a voter registration drive, gathers or possesses completed applications for submission to the permanent registrar or Secretary of State shall deliver all applications in his or her possession to the permanent registrar or Secretary of State within twenty-one (21) days of the date on the voter registration application and, in any event, no later than the deadline for voter registration for the next election.
(3) The permanent registrar shall register qualified applicants who apply to register to vote by mail using the state or federal mail voter registration application form if:
(B)
(ii) If an applicant for voter registration does not have a valid driver's license or a social security number, the Secretary of State shall assign the applicant a number that will serve as a unique identifier of the applicant for voter registration purposes.
(e) The Secretary of State and the Director of the Office of Driver Services shall enter into an agreement to match information in the database of the statewide voter registration system with information in the database of the Office of Driver Services to the extent required to enable each official to verify the accuracy of the information provided on applications for voter registration. The Director of the Office of Driver Services shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Security to verify driver's license information according to §303 of the Federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.
(f) Registration records shall be entered promptly in the computerized statewide registration record files. If the applicant lacks one (1) or more of the qualifications required by law of voters in this state, the permanent registrar shall not register the applicant, but shall document the reason for denying the applicant's registration and promptly file or enter the application and the documented reason for denying registration in the statewide registration record files.
(g) If the permanent registrar has any reason to doubt the qualifications of an applicant for registration, he or she shall submit such application to the county board of election commissioners, and such board shall make a determination with respect to such qualifications and shall instruct the permanent registrar regarding the same.
(h) If any person eligible to register as a voter is unable to register in person at the permanent registrar's office by reason of sickness or physical disability, the permanent registrar shall register the applicant at his or her place of abode within such county, if practicable, in the same manner as if he or she had appeared at the permanent registrar's office.
(i) Notwithstanding other provisions of this amendment, every person in any of the following categories who is absent from the place of his or her voting residence may vote without prior registration by absentee ballot by submission of a federal postal card application as provided for in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in any primary, special, school, or general election held in his or her election precinct if he or she is otherwise eligible to vote in that election:
(2) Members of the Merchant Marine while in active duty or service, and their spouses and dependents who, by reason of the active duty or service of the member, are absent from the place of residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote; and
(3) Citizens of the United States residing or temporarily outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia.
(2) No later than ninety (90) days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election for federal office, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, based on information submitted to him or her by the permanent registrars of each county, to the Election Assistance Commission on the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters for the election and the combined number of the ballots which were returned by the voters and cast in the election.
(3) The Secretary of State shall make the report available to the general public.
(l) If an election law deadline occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline shall be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
§10. Transfer and change of status.
(b)
(B) Updating his or her new address at a voter registration agency, including without limitation the Office of Driver Services or a state revenue office, public assistance agency, or disabilities agency;
(C) Signing a mailed request to the permanent registrar giving the voter's present address and the address at which the voter was last registered; or
(D) Applying in person for the transfer at the office of the permanent registrar.
(B) If the updated registration information is not actually received by the fourth day before a scheduled election, the voter shall not be eligible to vote in the scheduled election.
(d) The permanent registrar shall conduct a uniform, nondiscriminatory address confirmation program during each odd-numbered year to ensure that voter registration lists are accurate and current. The address confirmation program shall be completed not later than ninety (90) days prior to a primary or general election for federal office. Based on change of address data received from the United States Postal Service or its licensees, or other unconfirmed data indicating that a registered voter no longer resides at his or her registered address, the permanent registrar shall send a forwardable address confirmation notice, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return card, to enable the voter to verify or correct the address information.
“We have received notification that you have moved to a new address in __________________ County (or in the __________________ Congressional District). We will reregister you at your new address unless, within ten (10) days, you notify us that your change of address is not a change of your permanent residence. You may notify us by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling (__________) __________-__________. If this is not a permanent change of residence and if you do not notify us within ten (10) days you may be required to update your residence address in order to vote at future elections.”(2) If the change of address data indicates that the voter has moved to a new address in another county or, if a county is divided into more than one (1) congressional district, to a new address in the same county but in a new congressional district, the notice shall include the following statement:
“We have received notification that you have moved to a new address not in __________________ County (or not in the __________________ Congressional District). If you no longer live in __________________ County (or in the __________________ Congressional District), you must transfer your registration to your new residence address in order to vote in the next election. If you are still an Arkansas resident, you may obtain a form to transfer your registration by calling your county clerk's office or the Secretary of State. If your change of address is not a change of your permanent residence, you must return the attached postage-paid postcard. If you do not return this card and continue to reside in __________________ County (and in the __________________ Congressional District), you may be required to provide identification and update your residence address in order to vote at future elections, and if you do not vote at any election in the period between the date of this notice and the second federal general election after the date of this notice, your voter registration will be cancelled and you will have to reregister in order to vote. If the change of address is permanent, please return the attached postage-paid postcard which will assist us in keeping our voter registration records accurate.”
(f) Based on change of address information received pursuant to subsections (a) and (d) of this section, the permanent registrar shall:
(2) Designate the voter as inactive if the information indicates the voter has moved to a new address in another county or to a new address in another congressional district in the same county or if the address confirmation notices have been returned as undeliverable; or
(3) Cancel the voter registration in the county from which the voter has moved if the voter verifies in writing that he or she has moved to a residence address in another county.
§11. Cancellation of registration.
(2) Who have changed their residence to an address outside the county;
(3) Who have died;
(4) Who have been convicted of a felony and have not discharged their sentence or been pardoned;
(5) Who are not lawfully qualified or registered electors of this state or of the county; or
(6) Who have been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(7) Who are not citizens of the United States.
(2)
(B) The deceased voter registration shall be cancelled by the permanent registrar.
(2)
(B) Proof that the felon has been discharged from probation or parole, paid all probation or parole fees, or satisfied all terms of imprisonment, and paid all applicable court costs, fines, or restitution shall be provided to the felon after completion of the probation, parole, or sentence by the Department of Correction, the Department of Community Correction, the appropriate probation office or the circuit clerk as applicable.
(C) The circuit clerk or any other entity responsible for collection shall provide proof to the Department of Correction, the Department of Community Correction, or the appropriate probation office that the felon has paid all applicable court costs, fines, or restitution.
(D) Upon compliance with subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section, the felon shall be deemed eligible to vote.
(ii) A notation of the dismissal of the name and reason for dismissal of the name shall be made in the jury book.
(C) After receiving the notice from the circuit clerk, the permanent registrar shall promptly cancel the dismissed juror's voter registration, update the voter registry, and send the dismissed juror notice under subsection (f) of this section.
(B) Upon complying with subdivision (e)(2)(A) of this section the person shall be deemed eligible to vote and the permanent registrar shall add the citizen to the voter registry upon the citizen's application for voter registration.
(g)
“NOTICE OF IMPENDING CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.(2) When, in response to the notice, a qualified voter requests the permanent registrar not to cancel the voter registration, the voter registration shall not be cancelled under section 11(a)(1) of this amendment.
According to our records you have not responded to our address confirmation notice and you have not voted in any election during the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election for federal office after the date of the first notice. This may indicate that you no longer live at the residence address printed on the postcard. If your permanent residence address is still the same as the printed address on this postcard YOU MUST CONFIRM YOUR RESIDENCE ADDRESS in order to remain on the voter registration list. If you do not return the attached postcard within thirty (30) days after the date postmarked on this card YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE CANCELLED and you will have to re-register to vote.”
§12. Loss or destruction of voter registration records.
In the event any Registration Record or File shall become lost or destroyed, the Permanent Registrar shall prepare, from the remaining Files, temporary copies of the registration records if necessary for the conduct of any election. The Permanent Registrar shall send notice of such fact by first-class mail to any voter whose registration record has been lost, destroyed or mutilated in order that such voter may register again. The previous registration shall be cancelled at the time of the new registration, and in any event within sixty (60) days after mailing of such notice. [As amended by Acts 1995, No. 947, §9; 1995, No. 964, §9.]§13. Fail-safe voting — Verification of voter registration.
(b)
(b) Shows a photograph of the person to whom the document or identification card was issued;
(c) Is issued by the United States, the State of Arkansas, an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the State of Arkansas, or a trade school in the State of Arkansas; and
(d) If displaying an expiration date, is not expired or expired no more than four (4) years before the date of the election in which the voter seeks to vote; or
(2) The digital format has been approved or issued by the United States, the State of Arkansas, or an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the State of Arkansas.
(ii) A photo identification card;
(iii) A concealed handgun carry license;
(iv) A United States passport;
(v) An employee badge or identification document issued by an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the State of Arkansas;
(vi) A United States military identification document;
(vii) A public assistance identification card if the card shows a photograph of the person to whom the document or identification card was issued; and
(viii) A voter verification card under Arkansas Code §7-5-324.
(ii) Permit the voter to cast a provisional ballot and inform the voter of the requirements under subdivision (b)(4) of this section.
(ii) A person not required to present a document or identification card under subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) of this section shall provide documentation from the administrator of the facility attesting that the person is a resident of the facility.
(B) The following persons shall not be required to submit with his or her absentee ballot documentation that complies with subdivision (b)(1)(A)(ii) of this section:
(ii) The spouse or dependant of an active duty member of the uniformed services of the United States or United States Merchant Marine under subdivision (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section who is absent from the country on election day because of the service of the member; or
(iii)
(b) A person not required to submit a document or identification card under subdivision (b)(3)(B)(iii)(a) of this section shall provide documentation from the administrator of the facility attesting that the person is a resident of the facility.
(B) The county board of election commissioners does not determine that the provisional ballot is invalid and should not be counted based on other grounds.
(B) The county board of election commissioners does not determine that the provisional ballot is invalid and should not be counted based on other grounds.
(7) The State Board of Election Commissioners shall promulgate rules necessary to implement subsection (b) of this section.
(8)
(B) The county board of election commissioners shall refer suspected instances of voter fraud to the prosecuting attorney.
(C) The prosecuting attorney or a state entity authorized by the General Assembly may investigate possible voter fraud.
(D) Upon application based upon affidavits of one (1) or more qualified voters by the appropriate prosecuting attorney alleging possible voter fraud, the appropriate circuit judge, for good cause shown, may order the permanent registrar to cancel the registration of the voter failing to verify his or her registration as provided by this subsection.
§14. Voter registration lists.
(b) By the first day of June of each year, the Permanent Registrar shall certify to the Secretary of State the total number of registered voters in the county. The Secretary of State shall tabulate the total number of registered voters in the state and shall make such information available to interested persons upon request.
§15. Penalties.
(b) Any public official, election official, or public employee who wilfully violates any provision of this amendment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall also be removed from such office or position.
(c) Any other person who wilfully violates any provision of this amendment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
