Opinion No.

The Honorable Morril Harriman State Senator 522 Main Van Buren, Arkansas 72956

Dear Senator Harriman:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the procedure for "absentee voting." Specifically, your question refers to the use of the term "designated bearer" in A.C.A. § 7-5-403(a)(2)(A)(iii)(a), and § 7-5-405(2). Your question is whether there are any "qualifying restrictions" on the term "designated bearer," "i.e., may any person be named a designated bearer to deliver a completed absentee application and receive the absentee voter's ballot from the County Clerk's office?"

Th…