Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided October 29, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Charles Tapp, Chairman Garland County Election Commission 501 Ouachita Hot Springs, AR 71901

Dear Mr. Tapp:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on a particular question involving the casting of ballots by disabled voters. You have stated the problem as follows:

A qualified elector presents himself or herself at the polling place in an automobile driven by another person. The elector is obviously severely disabled, and does not have the proper equipment to leave the automobile, but the automobile can be parked conveniently within the 100 foot area contemplated by A.C.A. §…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Crawford v. HarmonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
  2. Julius McGruder and Conway Gilcrest v. The Phillips County Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  3. Edwards v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962

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