The bill aims to make technical corrections to Title 7 of the Arkansas Code concerning elections. It reenacts specific sections to ratify decisions made by the Arkansas Code Revision Commission, including the merging of Acts 2023, No. 444 and No. 460. Notable insertions include detailed procedures for the duplication of damaged or defective ballots, which require election officials to create a true duplicate, label both the original and duplicate ballots, and maintain a recorded count of damaged ballots in the presence of authorized poll watchers. Additionally, the bill modifies the reporting threshold for independent expenditures from "five-hundred-dollar" to "two-hundred-dollar" and changes a conjunction in the section regarding interference with initiative petitions.
The bill emphasizes that its enactment will not repeal any acts passed during the regular session of the Ninety-Fifth General Assembly and clarifies that any conflicts with previous acts will be resolved in favor of the latter. It is explicitly stated that the changes made by this act are technical in nature and do not alter the substantive law. Overall, the bill seeks to ensure clarity and accuracy in the election process while maintaining the integrity of existing legislation.