SB299

Senate Bill 299 amends Arkansas law concerning the assistance of residents in long-term care or residential care facilities during the absentee voting process. Specifically, the bill mandates that at least one staff member of the facility must be present as a witness when an administrator assists a resident by marking or casting a ballot on the resident's behalf. This witnessing requirement stipulates that the assistance must be provided without any comment or interpretation by the administrator. The legislation updates existing code to ensure this witness requirement is explicitly acknowledged by administrators when they are designated to assist voters. The primary goal of the bill is to introduce an additional layer of oversight and verification to the absentee voting process within these facilities.