Suit filed over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections
LITTLE ROCK — A lawsuit filed Tuesday asks a federal judge to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they're rejected due to signature issues.
The League of Women Voters of Arkansas argues in the lawsuit that Arkansas law regarding absentee ballots disenfranchises voters because they're not given any notice or chance to cure any deficiencies.
State law requires election officials to reject absentee ballots that are missing a voter's signature or if there's a mismatch between the signature, address or date of birth on the absentee ballot and the application materials.
According to the lawsuit, Arkansas already provides notification to absentee voters if there are photo ID issues with their ballots.
Read more: https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/arkansas/story/2020/sep/23/suit-filed-over-arkansas-absentee-ballot-rejections/842434/
