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| 1 | 1 | Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. | |
| 2 | - | Act 840 of the Regular Session | |
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| 5 | - | State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/3/25 1 | |
| 2 | + | *SSS276* 03/20/2025 11:35:49 AM SSS276 | |
| 3 | + | State of Arkansas 1 | |
| 6 | 4 | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 | |
| 7 | 5 | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1870 3 | |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | By: Representative Wing 5 | |
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| 8 | + | 6 | |
| 11 | 9 | 7 | |
| 12 | 10 | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 | |
| 13 | 11 | AN ACT CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS; TO ALLOW 9 | |
| 14 | 12 | THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE A VOTER 10 | |
| 15 | 13 | REGISTRATION LIST TO FEDERAL COURTS; AND FOR OTHER 11 | |
| 16 | 14 | PURPOSES. 12 | |
| 17 | 15 | 13 | |
| 18 | 16 | 14 | |
| 19 | 17 | Subtitle 15 | |
| 20 | 18 | CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS; AND 16 | |
| 21 | 19 | TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO 17 | |
| 22 | 20 | PROVIDE A VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO 18 | |
| 23 | 21 | FEDERAL COURTS. 19 | |
| 24 | 22 | 20 | |
| 25 | 23 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 | |
| 26 | 24 | 22 | |
| 27 | 25 | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 7, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, is amended 23 | |
| 28 | 26 | to add an additional section to read as follows: 24 | |
| 29 | 27 | 7-1-116. Voter registration lists provided to federal courts. 25 | |
| 30 | 28 | (a) The Secretary of State may provide a voter registration list to a 26 | |
| 31 | 29 | federal court for purposes of selecting jurors on the condition that the 27 | |
| 32 | 30 | federal court jury coordinator provides notice to the Secretary of State 28 | |
| 33 | 31 | regarding an ineligible or potentially ineligible voter under subsection (b) 29 | |
| 34 | 32 | of this section. 30 | |
| 35 | - | (b)(1) The | |
| 36 | - | a list of each person disqualified or potentially disqualified as a 32 | |
| 33 | + | (b)(1) The federal court jury coordinator shall prepare or cause to be 31 | |
| 34 | + | prepared a list of each person disqualified or potentially disqualified as a 32 | |
| 37 | 35 | prospective juror from jury service due to the prospective juror being: 33 | |
| 38 | 36 | (A) A noncitizen of the United States; 34 | |
| 39 | 37 | (B) Convicted of a felony; 35 | |
| 40 | - | (C) Deceased; 36 | |
| 38 | + | (C) Deceased; 36 HB1870 | |
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| 45 | 41 | (D) A nonresident of this state; or 1 | |
| 46 | 42 | (E) A nonresident of the county. 2 | |
| 47 | - | (2) The | |
| 48 | - | ||
| 43 | + | (2) The federal court jury coordinator shall provide the 3 | |
| 44 | + | following information for each disqualified juror: 4 | |
| 49 | 45 | (A) The full name of the disqualified juror; 5 | |
| 50 | 46 | (B) Current and prior addresses, if any; 6 | |
| 51 | 47 | (C) Telephone number, if available; 7 | |
| 52 | 48 | (D) Date of birth; and 8 | |
| 53 | 49 | (E) The reason the prospective juror was disqualified. 9 | |
| 54 | 50 | (3) The federal court jury coordinator may provide additional 10 | |
| 55 | 51 | documentation showing the person's disqualification under subsection (b) of 11 | |
| 56 | - | this section with the | |
| 57 | - | (c)(1) The | |
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| 59 | - | the | |
| 60 | - | (2) Subdivision (c)(1) of this section does not prevent the 16 | |
| 61 | - | ||
| 62 | - | (3) The | |
| 52 | + | this section with the list submitted to the Secretary of State. 12 | |
| 53 | + | (c)(1) The list prepared under subsection (b) of this section shall be 13 | |
| 54 | + | sent to the Secretary of State according to the jury summons cycle used by 14 | |
| 55 | + | the court clerk. 15 | |
| 56 | + | (2) Subdivision (c)(1) of this section does not prevent the list 16 | |
| 57 | + | from being sent more frequently. 17 | |
| 58 | + | (3) The list under subsection (b) of this section may be 18 | |
| 63 | 59 | provided to the Secretary of State by: 19 | |
| 64 | 60 | (A) Mail; 20 | |
| 65 | 61 | (B) Facsimile transmission; or 21 | |
| 66 | 62 | (C) Email. 22 | |
| 67 | 63 | (d)(1) After verifying that the person disqualified or potentially 23 | |
| 68 | - | disqualified as a prospective juror is a registered voter | |
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| 70 | - | ||
| 64 | + | disqualified as a prospective juror is a registered voter, the Secretary of 24 | |
| 65 | + | State shall forward the information to the county clerk where the voter is 25 | |
| 66 | + | registered. 26 | |
| 71 | 67 | (2) The county clerk shall follow the procedures to remove the 27 | |
| 72 | 68 | voter from the voter registration list under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 28 | |
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