Three-Day Young Voters Workshop Reaches More Than 160 students Capitol Report

Capitol Report

Spring 2014
Spring 2014
The Arkansas Secretary of States office hosted its with his students. After
semi-annual Arkansas Young Voters Workshop March attending the March 20
18-20, drawing more than 160 student attendees from session, Cross said he and News & Updates from Your State Capitol
schools and homeschool groups all across the state. his students appreciated Secretary of State By Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin
the workshop. Mark Martin
The attendees learned about the history of voting and State Capitol, Suite 256
how hard many different groups fought throughout When we got back, the
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Americas past to win the right to vote. Hands-on kids told the principal how Election Season is Here Primary Voting May 5-20
activities included creating and enacting historical much they enjoyed it, he www.sos.arkansas.gov
said later. In May, Arkansas voters will choose and continues through May 19. For any
skits, watching videos and playing trivia games. from more than 400 candidates for race in which no candidate receives
The students also learned how to use a voting Attending the workshop was an important various federal, state and district more than 50 percent of the vote, a
machine and what they need to bring with them, experience for students, Cross said. He talked with offices during the Preferential runoff election will be held June 10.

such as a photo I.D., when they go to their polling his students the next day and asked what they Primary Election.
Voters this year will decide on all
place. Students also engaged in friendly debates, learned from Young Voters. The May 20 election also serves as seven of the states constitutional
tackling current issues the General Election for nonpartisan officers, all four Congressional seats
such as cyberbullying I had them share with the class what they got out of judicial and prosecuting attorney races. and one U.S. Senate seat. Numerous
and social media it, and I was surprised how much they got out of it judicial, legislative
and how intently they were listening, he said. We had a large and prosecutor races
privacy.
Use a QR Code app on your
number of candidates are also on the ballot. The Secretarys Minute
There were several To see photos from this event and others hosted by filing for office this
Smartphone or tablet to view Spring in an even-numbered year
first-time attendees the Secretary of States office, visit our online gallery year, Secretary Martin We want to remind
photos from the dedication means one thing in Arkansas
at bit.ly/ARSOSphotos. said. Even with a voters that this is politics: primary elections.
of the event, including of the
winter storm and ice the General Election
Napoleon Cross, a teacher who made the two-hour The next Arkansas Young Voter Workshop will be held Arkansas Fallen Our Elections division is busy
accumulation on the for prosecutors and
trip from Lafayette County High School in Stamps, in September. Firefighters Memorial last day of the filing judges, Martin said. year-round every year, but
period, incumbents Unless there is a election years are especially
and hopefuls alike runoff for a particular demanding. During candidate
Now Showing Made Here: From Arkansas, for the World were enthusiastic
about filing.
race, this is the only
opportunity to vote
filing this year, over 400
individuals registered to run
The State Capitols spring exhibit in 2012, their output was valued at These include small arms ammunition in state or district races. Were
for those offices.
examines products manufactured in nearly $16 billion. and components from Remington Early voting for the providing training to poll workers
Arkansas, offering a look beyond the primary election begins Monday, May 5 See ELECTION continued on page 2 and election officials and working
and the prototype for Daisys to educate voters about the new
agriculture, commodities and natural Made Here profiles the histories of six
2015 Red Ryder 75th anniversary voter I.D. law.
resources that are familiar to most
Arkansans.
of Arkansass major manufacturers,
including Daisy Outdoor Products, commemorative edition airgun. Remember to take your photo I.D. to the polls
Alliance Rubber of Hot Springs has As the 2014 election cycle opens, Secretary Martin reminds voters to take This law requires voters
Baldor Electric, Remington Arms, to present photographic
Made Here: From Arkansas, for the American Railcar Industries, Ranger supplied what may be the exhibits photo identification to the polls.
World highlights a handful of roughly identification at the polls, and
Boats and Alliance Rubber. Images and most eye-catching single item: a dress
3,000 Arkansas manufacturers whose The new Voter I.D. law requires most voters to show photo identification to include proof of identity in
items supplied by these companies adorned with literally thousands of absentee ballots. Our Face Your
products are made in Arkansas, before casting a ballot, he said. Were working to ensure that everyone
help tell their stories and illustrate the varicolored rubber bands. Across knows about this requirement before they attempt to vote. Vote initiative is spreading
destined for national and even
output of their Arkansas operations. from the dress, a pair of long-bill the word through radio spots,
global markets.
The law also applies to absentee ballots. posters, booklets, social media

www.sos.arkansas.gov
scissors commemorates one of
During the 1950s, state and local Twentieth-century Arkansass and other venues.
Voters who cast an absentee ballot should include proof of identity when
governments began to actively court pioneering manufacturers, Solid Steel they send their absentee ballot, Secretary Martin said. The only exceptions Voting is also the topic of one of
manufacturers, touting Arkansass Scissors of Fort Smith.
work force, a favorable tax and financial
to this are people who vote absentee due to military deployment. Other our long-standing, universally
climate and a location with good access
absentee voters may be afforded the opportunity to provide proof of their popular programs. The semi-
Made Here is located on the Capitols identity to election commissions up to seven days after the election. annual Young Voters workshop
to both materials and markets. The ground floor, north and south of
Arkansas Industrial Development seeks to educate students from
the rotunda area. It will remain Several types of identification are acceptable. Voters who do not have any kind around Arkansas about the
Commission, created in 1955, helped of photo I.D. can go to their county clerks office for a free voter photo I.D. card.
sell Arkansas to producers. Over
on display through mid-May. For a importance of voting. We are
time, many factories and assembly bonus look at the exhibit, visit our Accepted forms of photo identification include passports, accredited preparing to share this program
shops have closed, but others continue YouTube channel for commentary by post-secondary school-issued IDs, state or federal employee I.D. badges, a with other secretaries of state
to open. Currently about 163,000 Dr. David Ware, Capitol historian, concealed handgun permit, a public assistance identification card, U.S. military across the nation.
Arkansans work in manufacturing, and bit.ly/CapitolExhibit_Sp14. I.D. and state-issued drivers licenses. See PHOTO I.D. continued on page 2 See MINUTE continued on page 2

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Capitol Report Spring 3-2014.indd 1 4/9/14 1:45 PM

 Secretarys Minute, continued from page 1
I am very pleased to announce a new
option for notaries public. Arkansas notaries
in good standing can apply for a commission
enhancement authorizing them to
electronically notarize documents. You can
find more information in this newsletter, or
on our website at www.sos.arkansas.gov,
by looking for the e-notary section under
Business & Commercial Services.
Training is also continuing for traditional
notaries. Check out the schedule in this
newsletter or on our website for the
appropriate training date.
I am also proud of the work we have
done on the Capitol. Back in December,
we unveiled a massive restoration of the
interior dome. (If you have not seen this
yet, I urge you to visit the Capitol Rotunda
and simply look up. You will see details
that have been invisible for decades.)
Behind the Capitol, the newly dedicated
Fallen Firefighters Memorial honors those
who run toward danger, who have fallen to
smoke and flames but have risen as heroes
in our state.
I hope you will get involved this year.
Register to vote or conduct a voter
registration drive. Vote in your first
election or your fiftieth. Start a
business, or expand it. Visit your state
Capitol, or bring your grandchildren.
And, as always, I invite you to contact my
office if my staff can be of any assistance.
We are here to serve you.
Arkansas Secretary of State
Connect with Us!
www.sos.arkansas.gov
News & Info
www.facebook.com/ARSecofState
www.facebook.com/ARStateCapitol
twitter.com/ARSecofState
Photos & Videos
www.youtube.com/ArkansasSOS
https://picasaweb.google.com/SOSarkansas
Capitol Report Spring 3-2014.indd 2
PHOTO I.D., continued from page 1
Residents of long-term or residential
Arkansas Implements Monument Dedicated to
Honor Fallen Firefighters
care facilities licensed by the state
are not required to show photo ID. Electronic Notarization
However, they must have a letter from Visitors to the Capitol grounds will have a new place to sit
Beginning in April, the Secretary Arkansas notary public. Training The solution provider list,
the facility administrator, saying the and reflect, literally in the shadow of heroes.
of States office is implementing is required to become an application packet and training
voter is a resident of the facility.
electronic notarization in e-notary; an application form is dates are available on the The Fallen Firefighters Memorial features a statue
Anyone who fails to provide photo Arkansas, allowing notaries available on the e-notary page of Secretary of States website. grouping of firefighters, a series of panels listing the
I.D. may cast a provisional ballot. The in good standing to apply for the Secretary of States website, E-notary training will be held names of fallen firefighters, and a fountain, set into a
voter must return to the county clerks authorization to e-notarize. bit.ly/Ark_eNotary. monthly in Little Rock at no
small amphitheater.
office or the County Board of Election charge, but applicants must
This project will build a more I am very pleased that
Commissioners by noon the Monday register in advance. The first The memorial was dedicated March 22, and several
convenient atmosphere for implementing e-notarization
after the election with proof of ID, or training session is scheduled for hundred people crowded the Capitol Mall for
e-commerce in Arkansas, in Arkansas will not burden
an affidavit swearing the voter has no April 29; full details are available the ceremony.
Secretary Martin said. Several taxpayers with increased costs,
I.D. because of indigence or a religious on the website.
Arkansas counties have begun Martin said. That was my top The dedication featured a roll call and bell toll for each of
objection to being photographed.
or are moving toward electronic priority for this project: low costs Questions may be addressed the 104 firefighters who have died in the line of duty in
recording of real estate, and we Located on the Mall behind the Capitol building, the
We want every voters ballot to be for both the state and the notary. by e-mailing Arkansas. Those names ranged from Julius Deiser of the
anticipate those transactions as monument is central to the buildings that comprise
counted, Secretary Martin said. Its E-notaries will select from a list enotary@sos.arkansas.gov. Fort Smith Fire Department, who died April 4, 1889, to
well as financial institutions being Capitol Complex.
important that each voter remember to of approved solution providers, Randall R. Pogue of the Oak Grove Fire Department, who
significant users of this service. This project has been underway
carry some form of state or federally- based on their needs and uses died Feb. 19, 2014 the fourth firefighter to die in the This is a quiet place in the middle of five or six office
issued photo identification, in order to for e-notarizations. for several months, as we line of duty this year. buildings, where workers can come out during their break
Bail bonds companies will also
protect their vote. have researched what is most or for lunch to share the monument, Johnny Reep of the
benefit, he said. We have talked A pipe and drum
That relationship will be a convenient for Arkansas notaries Arkansas Fallen Firefighters organization said.
More information about the new law and voter I.D. is available at with bail bonding companies corps included
private arrangement between the public, Secretary Martin said.
www.faceyourvote.org. that expect to save hundreds of firefighters from
dollars monthly on paper costs, notary and the provider, Martin I am confident that Arkansas is The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission approved
said. Some notaries who have a ready for this, and I anticipate Conway, Jonesboro, installation of the memorial in February 2013.
by adopting e-notarization.
ELECTION, continued from page 1 high volume of transactions may seeing usage increase as notaries Little Rock and
prefer one solution, while others become more familiar with the Longview, Texas, Im very pleased that this monument has been
Voters can choose to vote in one of the states two party primaries Democratic Individuals who wish to become
may prefer a solution based on its potential benefits of being honoring the fallen. completed, Secretary Martin said. I am honored to have
or Republican or can request a nonpartisan ballot to vote for only nonpartisan e-notaries must currently be in
good standing as a commissioned low monthly subscription fees. an e-notary. been Secretary of State and chairman of the commission
candidates. Nonpartisan candidates will appear on all party primary ballots. The Green At left Johnny Reep, that approved the project.
chairman of the Fallen
Party of Arkansas and the Libertarian Party of Arkansas will hold their primaries by
convention, and will not participate on May 20. Their candidates will be available on the Notary Public roadshow now underway Firefighters Memorial,
receives the Capitol Secretary Martin said the memorial is an appropriate
November 4, 2014, General Election ballot. Citation from addition to the monuments around the Capitol.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin is proud Pre-registration is required; simply visit Secretary Martin.
Information about races is available on the Secretary of States website at to continue offering informational sessions to the www.sos.arkansas.gov/bcs. For more information, Memorials on the grounds honor the soldiers of several
www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections. states notaries public. email danielle.fusco@sos.arkansas.gov, or call wars, as well as law enforcement officers who have died
(501) 682-5286 or toll free at (888)233-0325. in the line of duty, he said. Its fitting that firefighters
The website offers a wide range of information The 90-minute seminars are geared toward both who give their lives in their work are honored at the
for voters from voter registration applications prospective and current notaries public in Arkansas. The seminars kicked off in Batesville with a great State Capitol.
and descriptions of voting equipment, to The Secretary of State encourages notaries to attend to turnout in March. The remaining sessions scheduled
candidate information and help for military gain important information about the ever-changing for 2014 are:
Arkansas notary public laws and regulations.
and overseas voters.
I encourage everyone, whether they are
newly-registered or long-time voters, to visit April June July
our website before going to the polls, Martin 22 Searcy 11 Harrison 9 Jonesboro
said. But most importantly, I encourage 24 Maumelle 12 Mountain 15 El Dorado
everyone to go vote. Home 16 Magnolia
May 16 Springdale 31 Russellville
Use a QR Code app on your Smartphone 5 Springdale 17 Lowell
6 Rogers 26 Benton August
or tablet to check your voter registration
13 Hot Springs 27 Fort Smith
status and find your polling place 15 Conway
22 Pine Bluff
www.VoterView.org
2 3 4
4/9/14 1:46 PM
 Secretarys Minute, continued from page 1
I am very pleased to announce a new
option for notaries public. Arkansas notaries
in good standing can apply for a commission
enhancement authorizing them to
electronically notarize documents. You can
find more information in this newsletter, or
on our website at www.sos.arkansas.gov,
by looking for the e-notary section under
Business & Commercial Services.
Training is also continuing for traditional
notaries. Check out the schedule in this
newsletter or on our website for the
appropriate training date.
I am also proud of the work we have
done on the Capitol. Back in December,
we unveiled a massive restoration of the
interior dome. (If you have not seen this
yet, I urge you to visit the Capitol Rotunda
and simply look up. You will see details
that have been invisible for decades.)
Behind the Capitol, the newly dedicated
Fallen Firefighters Memorial honors those
who run toward danger, who have fallen to
smoke and flames but have risen as heroes
in our state.
I hope you will get involved this year.
Register to vote or conduct a voter
registration drive. Vote in your first
election or your fiftieth. Start a
business, or expand it. Visit your state
Capitol, or bring your grandchildren.
And, as always, I invite you to contact my
office if my staff can be of any assistance.
We are here to serve you.
Arkansas Secretary of State
Connect with Us!
www.sos.arkansas.gov
News & Info
www.facebook.com/ARSecofState
www.facebook.com/ARStateCapitol
twitter.com/ARSecofState
Photos & Videos
www.youtube.com/ArkansasSOS
https://picasaweb.google.com/SOSarkansas
Capitol Report Spring 3-2014.indd 2
PHOTO I.D., continued from page 1
Residents of long-term or residential
Arkansas Implements Monument Dedicated to
Honor Fallen Firefighters
care facilities licensed by the state
are not required to show photo ID. Electronic Notarization
However, they must have a letter from Visitors to the Capitol grounds will have a new place to sit
Beginning in April, the Secretary Arkansas notary public. Training The solution provider list,
the facility administrator, saying the and reflect, literally in the shadow of heroes.
of States office is implementing is required to become an application packet and training
voter is a resident of the facility.
electronic notarization in e-notary; an application form is dates are available on the The Fallen Firefighters Memorial features a statue
Anyone who fails to provide photo Arkansas, allowing notaries available on the e-notary page of Secretary of States website. grouping of firefighters, a series of panels listing the
I.D. may cast a provisional ballot. The in good standing to apply for the Secretary of States website, E-notary training will be held names of fallen firefighters, and a fountain, set into a
voter must return to the county clerks authorization to e-notarize. bit.ly/Ark_eNotary. monthly in Little Rock at no
small amphitheater.
office or the County Board of Election charge, but applicants must
This project will build a more I am very pleased that
Commissioners by noon the Monday register in advance. The first The memorial was dedicated March 22, and several
convenient atmosphere for implementing e-notarization
after the election with proof of ID, or training session is scheduled for hundred people crowded the Capitol Mall for
e-commerce in Arkansas, in Arkansas will not burden
an affidavit swearing the voter has no April 29; full details are available the ceremony.
Secretary Martin said. Several taxpayers with increased costs,
I.D. because of indigence or a religious on the website.
Arkansas counties have begun Martin said. That was my top The dedication featured a roll call and bell toll for each of
objection to being photographed.
or are moving toward electronic priority for this project: low costs Questions may be addressed the 104 firefighters who have died in the line of duty in
recording of real estate, and we Located on the Mall behind the Capitol building, the
We want every voters ballot to be for both the state and the notary. by e-mailing Arkansas. Those names ranged from Julius Deiser of the
anticipate those transactions as monument is central to the buildings that comprise
counted, Secretary Martin said. Its E-notaries will select from a list enotary@sos.arkansas.gov. Fort Smith Fire Department, who died April 4, 1889, to
well as financial institutions being Capitol Complex.
important that each voter remember to of approved solution providers, Randall R. Pogue of the Oak Grove Fire Department, who
significant users of this service. This project has been underway
carry some form of state or federally- based on their needs and uses died Feb. 19, 2014 the fourth firefighter to die in the This is a quiet place in the middle of five or six office
issued photo identification, in order to for e-notarizations. for several months, as we line of duty this year. buildings, where workers can come out during their break
Bail bonds companies will also
protect their vote. have researched what is most or for lunch to share the monument, Johnny Reep of the
benefit, he said. We have talked A pipe and drum
That relationship will be a convenient for Arkansas notaries Arkansas Fallen Firefighters organization said.
More information about the new law and voter I.D. is available at with bail bonding companies corps included
private arrangement between the public, Secretary Martin said.
www.faceyourvote.org. that expect to save hundreds of firefighters from
dollars monthly on paper costs, notary and the provider, Martin I am confident that Arkansas is The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission approved
said. Some notaries who have a ready for this, and I anticipate Conway, Jonesboro, installation of the memorial in February 2013.
by adopting e-notarization.
ELECTION, continued from page 1 high volume of transactions may seeing usage increase as notaries Little Rock and
prefer one solution, while others become more familiar with the Longview, Texas, Im very pleased that this monument has been
Voters can choose to vote in one of the states two party primaries Democratic Individuals who wish to become
may prefer a solution based on its potential benefits of being honoring the fallen. completed, Secretary Martin said. I am honored to have
or Republican or can request a nonpartisan ballot to vote for only nonpartisan e-notaries must currently be in
good standing as a commissioned low monthly subscription fees. an e-notary. been Secretary of State and chairman of the commission
candidates. Nonpartisan candidates will appear on all party primary ballots. The Green At left Johnny Reep, that approved the project.
chairman of the Fallen
Party of Arkansas and the Libertarian Party of Arkansas will hold their primaries by
convention, and will not participate on May 20. Their candidates will be available on the Notary Public roadshow now underway Firefighters Memorial,
receives the Capitol Secretary Martin said the memorial is an appropriate
November 4, 2014, General Election ballot. Citation from addition to the monuments around the Capitol.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin is proud Pre-registration is required; simply visit Secretary Martin.
Information about races is available on the Secretary of States website at to continue offering informational sessions to the www.sos.arkansas.gov/bcs. For more information, Memorials on the grounds honor the soldiers of several
www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections. states notaries public. email danielle.fusco@sos.arkansas.gov, or call wars, as well as law enforcement officers who have died
(501) 682-5286 or toll free at (888)233-0325. in the line of duty, he said. Its fitting that firefighters
The website offers a wide range of information The 90-minute seminars are geared toward both who give their lives in their work are honored at the
for voters from voter registration applications prospective and current notaries public in Arkansas. The seminars kicked off in Batesville with a great State Capitol.
and descriptions of voting equipment, to The Secretary of State encourages notaries to attend to turnout in March. The remaining sessions scheduled
candidate information and help for military gain important information about the ever-changing for 2014 are:
Arkansas notary public laws and regulations.
and overseas voters.
I encourage everyone, whether they are
newly-registered or long-time voters, to visit April June July
our website before going to the polls, Martin 22 Searcy 11 Harrison 9 Jonesboro
said. But most importantly, I encourage 24 Maumelle 12 Mountain 15 El Dorado
everyone to go vote. Home 16 Magnolia
May 16 Springdale 31 Russellville
Use a QR Code app on your Smartphone 5 Springdale 17 Lowell
6 Rogers 26 Benton August
or tablet to check your voter registration
13 Hot Springs 27 Fort Smith
status and find your polling place 15 Conway
22 Pine Bluff
www.VoterView.org
2 3 4
4/9/14 1:46 PM
 Secretarys Minute, continued from page 1
I am very pleased to announce a new
option for notaries public. Arkansas notaries
in good standing can apply for a commission
enhancement authorizing them to
electronically notarize documents. You can
find more information in this newsletter, or
on our website at www.sos.arkansas.gov,
by looking for the e-notary section under
Business & Commercial Services.
Training is also continuing for traditional
notaries. Check out the schedule in this
newsletter or on our website for the
appropriate training date.
I am also proud of the work we have
done on the Capitol. Back in December,
we unveiled a massive restoration of the
interior dome. (If you have not seen this
yet, I urge you to visit the Capitol Rotunda
and simply look up. You will see details
that have been invisible for decades.)
Behind the Capitol, the newly dedicated
Fallen Firefighters Memorial honors those
who run toward danger, who have fallen to
smoke and flames but have risen as heroes
in our state.
I hope you will get involved this year.
Register to vote or conduct a voter
registration drive. Vote in your first
election or your fiftieth. Start a
business, or expand it. Visit your state
Capitol, or bring your grandchildren.
And, as always, I invite you to contact my
office if my staff can be of any assistance.
We are here to serve you.
Arkansas Secretary of State
Connect with Us!
www.sos.arkansas.gov
News & Info
www.facebook.com/ARSecofState
www.facebook.com/ARStateCapitol
twitter.com/ARSecofState
Photos & Videos
www.youtube.com/ArkansasSOS
https://picasaweb.google.com/SOSarkansas
Capitol Report Spring 3-2014.indd 2
PHOTO I.D., continued from page 1
Residents of long-term or residential
Arkansas Implements Monument Dedicated to
Honor Fallen Firefighters
care facilities licensed by the state
are not required to show photo ID. Electronic Notarization
However, they must have a letter from Visitors to the Capitol grounds will have a new place to sit
Beginning in April, the Secretary Arkansas notary public. Training The solution provider list,
the facility administrator, saying the and reflect, literally in the shadow of heroes.
of States office is implementing is required to become an application packet and training
voter is a resident of the facility.
electronic notarization in e-notary; an application form is dates are available on the The Fallen Firefighters Memorial features a statue
Anyone who fails to provide photo Arkansas, allowing notaries available on the e-notary page of Secretary of States website. grouping of firefighters, a series of panels listing the
I.D. may cast a provisional ballot. The in good standing to apply for the Secretary of States website, E-notary training will be held names of fallen firefighters, and a fountain, set into a
voter must return to the county clerks authorization to e-notarize. bit.ly/Ark_eNotary. monthly in Little Rock at no
small amphitheater.
office or the County Board of Election charge, but applicants must
This project will build a more I am very pleased that
Commissioners by noon the Monday register in advance. The first The memorial was dedicated March 22, and several
convenient atmosphere for implementing e-notarization
after the election with proof of ID, or training session is scheduled for hundred people crowded the Capitol Mall for
e-commerce in Arkansas, in Arkansas will not burden
an affidavit swearing the voter has no April 29; full details are available the ceremony.
Secretary Martin said. Several taxpayers with increased costs,
I.D. because of indigence or a religious on the website.
Arkansas counties have begun Martin said. That was my top The dedication featured a roll call and bell toll for each of
objection to being photographed.
or are moving toward electronic priority for this project: low costs Questions may be addressed the 104 firefighters who have died in the line of duty in
recording of real estate, and we Located on the Mall behind the Capitol building, the
We want every voters ballot to be for both the state and the notary. by e-mailing Arkansas. Those names ranged from Julius Deiser of the
anticipate those transactions as monument is central to the buildings that comprise
counted, Secretary Martin said. Its E-notaries will select from a list enotary@sos.arkansas.gov. Fort Smith Fire Department, who died April 4, 1889, to
well as financial institutions being Capitol Complex.
important that each voter remember to of approved solution providers, Randall R. Pogue of the Oak Grove Fire Department, who
significant users of this service. This project has been underway
carry some form of state or federally- based on their needs and uses died Feb. 19, 2014 the fourth firefighter to die in the This is a quiet place in the middle of five or six office
issued photo identification, in order to for e-notarizations. for several months, as we line of duty this year. buildings, where workers can come out during their break
Bail bonds companies will also
protect their vote. have researched what is most or for lunch to share the monument, Johnny Reep of the
benefit, he said. We have talked A pipe and drum
That relationship will be a convenient for Arkansas notaries Arkansas Fallen Firefighters organization said.
More information about the new law and voter I.D. is available at with bail bonding companies corps included
private arrangement between the public, Secretary Martin said.
www.faceyourvote.org. that expect to save hundreds of firefighters from
dollars monthly on paper costs, notary and the provider, Martin I am confident that Arkansas is The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission approved
said. Some notaries who have a ready for this, and I anticipate Conway, Jonesboro, installation of the memorial in February 2013.
by adopting e-notarization.
ELECTION, continued from page 1 high volume of transactions may seeing usage increase as notaries Little Rock and
prefer one solution, while others become more familiar with the Longview, Texas, Im very pleased that this monument has been
Voters can choose to vote in one of the states two party primaries Democratic Individuals who wish to become
may prefer a solution based on its potential benefits of being honoring the fallen. completed, Secretary Martin said. I am honored to have
or Republican or can request a nonpartisan ballot to vote for only nonpartisan e-notaries must currently be in
good standing as a commissioned low monthly subscription fees. an e-notary. been Secretary of State and chairman of the commission
candidates. Nonpartisan candidates will appear on all party primary ballots. The Green At left Johnny Reep, that approved the project.
chairman of the Fallen
Party of Arkansas and the Libertarian Party of Arkansas will hold their primaries by
convention, and will not participate on May 20. Their candidates will be available on the Notary Public roadshow now underway Firefighters Memorial,
receives the Capitol Secretary Martin said the memorial is an appropriate
November 4, 2014, General Election ballot. Citation from addition to the monuments around the Capitol.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin is proud Pre-registration is required; simply visit Secretary Martin.
Information about races is available on the Secretary of States website at to continue offering informational sessions to the www.sos.arkansas.gov/bcs. For more information, Memorials on the grounds honor the soldiers of several
www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections. states notaries public. email danielle.fusco@sos.arkansas.gov, or call wars, as well as law enforcement officers who have died
(501) 682-5286 or toll free at (888)233-0325. in the line of duty, he said. Its fitting that firefighters
The website offers a wide range of information The 90-minute seminars are geared toward both who give their lives in their work are honored at the
for voters from voter registration applications prospective and current notaries public in Arkansas. The seminars kicked off in Batesville with a great State Capitol.
and descriptions of voting equipment, to The Secretary of State encourages notaries to attend to turnout in March. The remaining sessions scheduled
candidate information and help for military gain important information about the ever-changing for 2014 are:
Arkansas notary public laws and regulations.
and overseas voters.
I encourage everyone, whether they are
newly-registered or long-time voters, to visit April June July
our website before going to the polls, Martin 22 Searcy 11 Harrison 9 Jonesboro
said. But most importantly, I encourage 24 Maumelle 12 Mountain 15 El Dorado
everyone to go vote. Home 16 Magnolia
May 16 Springdale 31 Russellville
Use a QR Code app on your Smartphone 5 Springdale 17 Lowell
6 Rogers 26 Benton August
or tablet to check your voter registration
13 Hot Springs 27 Fort Smith
status and find your polling place 15 Conway
22 Pine Bluff
www.VoterView.org
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Capitol Report

Spring 2014
Spring 2014
The Arkansas Secretary of States office hosted its with his students. After
semi-annual Arkansas Young Voters Workshop March attending the March 20
18-20, drawing more than 160 student attendees from session, Cross said he and News & Updates from Your State Capitol
schools and homeschool groups all across the state. his students appreciated Secretary of State By Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin
the workshop. Mark Martin
The attendees learned about the history of voting and State Capitol, Suite 256
how hard many different groups fought throughout When we got back, the
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Americas past to win the right to vote. Hands-on kids told the principal how Election Season is Here Primary Voting May 5-20
activities included creating and enacting historical much they enjoyed it, he www.sos.arkansas.gov
said later. In May, Arkansas voters will choose and continues through May 19. For any
skits, watching videos and playing trivia games. from more than 400 candidates for race in which no candidate receives
The students also learned how to use a voting Attending the workshop was an important various federal, state and district more than 50 percent of the vote, a
machine and what they need to bring with them, experience for students, Cross said. He talked with offices during the Preferential runoff election will be held June 10.

such as a photo I.D., when they go to their polling his students the next day and asked what they Primary Election.
Voters this year will decide on all
place. Students also engaged in friendly debates, learned from Young Voters. The May 20 election also serves as seven of the states constitutional
tackling current issues the General Election for nonpartisan officers, all four Congressional seats
such as cyberbullying I had them share with the class what they got out of judicial and prosecuting attorney races. and one U.S. Senate seat. Numerous
and social media it, and I was surprised how much they got out of it judicial, legislative
and how intently they were listening, he said. We had a large and prosecutor races
privacy.
Use a QR Code app on your
number of candidates are also on the ballot. The Secretarys Minute
There were several To see photos from this event and others hosted by filing for office this
Smartphone or tablet to view Spring in an even-numbered year
first-time attendees the Secretary of States office, visit our online gallery year, Secretary Martin We want to remind
photos from the dedication means one thing in Arkansas
at bit.ly/ARSOSphotos. said. Even with a voters that this is politics: primary elections.
of the event, including of the
winter storm and ice the General Election
Napoleon Cross, a teacher who made the two-hour The next Arkansas Young Voter Workshop will be held Arkansas Fallen Our Elections division is busy
accumulation on the for prosecutors and
trip from Lafayette County High School in Stamps, in September. Firefighters Memorial last day of the filing judges, Martin said. year-round every year, but
period, incumbents Unless there is a election years are especially
and hopefuls alike runoff for a particular demanding. During candidate
Now Showing Made Here: From Arkansas, for the World were enthusiastic
about filing.
race, this is the only
opportunity to vote
filing this year, over 400
individuals registered to run
The State Capitols spring exhibit in 2012, their output was valued at These include small arms ammunition in state or district races. Were
for those offices.
examines products manufactured in nearly $16 billion. and components from Remington Early voting for the providing training to poll workers
Arkansas, offering a look beyond the primary election begins Monday, May 5 See ELECTION continued on page 2 and election officials and working
and the prototype for Daisys to educate voters about the new
agriculture, commodities and natural Made Here profiles the histories of six
2015 Red Ryder 75th anniversary voter I.D. law.
resources that are familiar to most
Arkansans.
of Arkansass major manufacturers,
including Daisy Outdoor Products, commemorative edition airgun. Remember to take your photo I.D. to the polls
Alliance Rubber of Hot Springs has As the 2014 election cycle opens, Secretary Martin reminds voters to take This law requires voters
Baldor Electric, Remington Arms, to present photographic
Made Here: From Arkansas, for the American Railcar Industries, Ranger supplied what may be the exhibits photo identification to the polls.
World highlights a handful of roughly identification at the polls, and
Boats and Alliance Rubber. Images and most eye-catching single item: a dress
3,000 Arkansas manufacturers whose The new Voter I.D. law requires most voters to show photo identification to include proof of identity in
items supplied by these companies adorned with literally thousands of absentee ballots. Our Face Your
products are made in Arkansas, before casting a ballot, he said. Were working to ensure that everyone
help tell their stories and illustrate the varicolored rubber bands. Across knows about this requirement before they attempt to vote. Vote initiative is spreading
destined for national and even
output of their Arkansas operations. from the dress, a pair of long-bill the word through radio spots,
global markets.
The law also applies to absentee ballots. posters, booklets, social media

www.sos.arkansas.gov
scissors commemorates one of
During the 1950s, state and local Twentieth-century Arkansass and other venues.
Voters who cast an absentee ballot should include proof of identity when
governments began to actively court pioneering manufacturers, Solid Steel they send their absentee ballot, Secretary Martin said. The only exceptions Voting is also the topic of one of
manufacturers, touting Arkansass Scissors of Fort Smith.
work force, a favorable tax and financial
to this are people who vote absentee due to military deployment. Other our long-standing, universally
climate and a location with good access
absentee voters may be afforded the opportunity to provide proof of their popular programs. The semi-
Made Here is located on the Capitols identity to election commissions up to seven days after the election. annual Young Voters workshop
to both materials and markets. The ground floor, north and south of
Arkansas Industrial Development seeks to educate students from
the rotunda area. It will remain Several types of identification are acceptable. Voters who do not have any kind around Arkansas about the
Commission, created in 1955, helped of photo I.D. can go to their county clerks office for a free voter photo I.D. card.
sell Arkansas to producers. Over
on display through mid-May. For a importance of voting. We are
time, many factories and assembly bonus look at the exhibit, visit our Accepted forms of photo identification include passports, accredited preparing to share this program
shops have closed, but others continue YouTube channel for commentary by post-secondary school-issued IDs, state or federal employee I.D. badges, a with other secretaries of state
to open. Currently about 163,000 Dr. David Ware, Capitol historian, concealed handgun permit, a public assistance identification card, U.S. military across the nation.
Arkansans work in manufacturing, and bit.ly/CapitolExhibit_Sp14. I.D. and state-issued drivers licenses. See PHOTO I.D. continued on page 2 See MINUTE continued on page 2

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 Three-Day Young Voters Workshop Reaches More Than 160 students Capitol Report
Capitol Report

Spring 2014
Spring 2014
The Arkansas Secretary of States office hosted its with his students. After
semi-annual Arkansas Young Voters Workshop March attending the March 20
18-20, drawing more than 160 student attendees from session, Cross said he and News & Updates from Your State Capitol
schools and homeschool groups all across the state. his students appreciated Secretary of State By Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin
the workshop. Mark Martin
The attendees learned about the history of voting and State Capitol, Suite 256
how hard many different groups fought throughout When we got back, the
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Americas past to win the right to vote. Hands-on kids told the principal how Election Season is Here Primary Voting May 5-20
activities included creating and enacting historical much they enjoyed it, he www.sos.arkansas.gov
said later. In May, Arkansas voters will choose and continues through May 19. For any
skits, watching videos and playing trivia games. from more than 400 candidates for race in which no candidate receives
The students also learned how to use a voting Attending the workshop was an important various federal, state and district more than 50 percent of the vote, a
machine and what they need to bring with them, experience for students, Cross said. He talked with offices during the Preferential runoff election will be held June 10.

such as a photo I.D., when they go to their polling his students the next day and asked what they Primary Election.
Voters this year will decide on all
place. Students also engaged in friendly debates, learned from Young Voters. The May 20 election also serves as seven of the states constitutional
tackling current issues the General Election for nonpartisan officers, all four Congressional seats
such as cyberbullying I had them share with the class what they got out of judicial and prosecuting attorney races. and one U.S. Senate seat. Numerous
and social media it, and I was surprised how much they got out of it judicial, legislative
and how intently they were listening, he said. We had a large and prosecutor races
privacy.
Use a QR Code app on your
number of candidates are also on the ballot. The Secretarys Minute
There were several To see photos from this event and others hosted by filing for office this
Smartphone or tablet to view Spring in an even-numbered year
first-time attendees the Secretary of States office, visit our online gallery year, Secretary Martin We want to remind
photos from the dedication means one thing in Arkansas
at bit.ly/ARSOSphotos. said. Even with a voters that this is politics: primary elections.
of the event, including of the
winter storm and ice the General Election
Napoleon Cross, a teacher who made the two-hour The next Arkansas Young Voter Workshop will be held Arkansas Fallen Our Elections division is busy
accumulation on the for prosecutors and
trip from Lafayette County High School in Stamps, in September. Firefighters Memorial last day of the filing judges, Martin said. year-round every year, but
period, incumbents Unless there is a election years are especially
and hopefuls alike runoff for a particular demanding. During candidate
Now Showing Made Here: From Arkansas, for the World were enthusiastic
about filing.
race, this is the only
opportunity to vote
filing this year, over 400
individuals registered to run
The State Capitols spring exhibit in 2012, their output was valued at These include small arms ammunition in state or district races. Were
for those offices.
examines products manufactured in nearly $16 billion. and components from Remington Early voting for the providing training to poll workers
Arkansas, offering a look beyond the primary election begins Monday, May 5 See ELECTION continued on page 2 and election officials and working
and the prototype for Daisys to educate voters about the new
agriculture, commodities and natural Made Here profiles the histories of six
2015 Red Ryder 75th anniversary voter I.D. law.
resources that are familiar to most
Arkansans.
of Arkansass major manufacturers,
including Daisy Outdoor Products, commemorative edition airgun. Remember to take your photo I.D. to the polls
Alliance Rubber of Hot Springs has As the 2014 election cycle opens, Secretary Martin reminds voters to take This law requires voters
Baldor Electric, Remington Arms, to present photographic
Made Here: From Arkansas, for the American Railcar Industries, Ranger supplied what may be the exhibits photo identification to the polls.
World highlights a handful of roughly identification at the polls, and
Boats and Alliance Rubber. Images and most eye-catching single item: a dress
3,000 Arkansas manufacturers whose The new Voter I.D. law requires most voters to show photo identification to include proof of identity in
items supplied by these companies adorned with literally thousands of absentee ballots. Our Face Your
products are made in Arkansas, before casting a ballot, he said. Were working to ensure that everyone
help tell their stories and illustrate the varicolored rubber bands. Across knows about this requirement before they attempt to vote. Vote initiative is spreading
destined for national and even
output of their Arkansas operations. from the dress, a pair of long-bill the word through radio spots,
global markets.
The law also applies to absentee ballots. posters, booklets, social media

www.sos.arkansas.gov
scissors commemorates one of
During the 1950s, state and local Twentieth-century Arkansass and other venues.
Voters who cast an absentee ballot should include proof of identity when
governments began to actively court pioneering manufacturers, Solid Steel they send their absentee ballot, Secretary Martin said. The only exceptions Voting is also the topic of one of
manufacturers, touting Arkansass Scissors of Fort Smith.
work force, a favorable tax and financial
to this are people who vote absentee due to military deployment. Other our long-standing, universally
climate and a location with good access
absentee voters may be afforded the opportunity to provide proof of their popular programs. The semi-
Made Here is located on the Capitols identity to election commissions up to seven days after the election. annual Young Voters workshop
to both materials and markets. The ground floor, north and south of
Arkansas Industrial Development seeks to educate students from
the rotunda area. It will remain Several types of identification are acceptable. Voters who do not have any kind around Arkansas about the
Commission, created in 1955, helped of photo I.D. can go to their county clerks office for a free voter photo I.D. card.
sell Arkansas to producers. Over
on display through mid-May. For a importance of voting. We are
time, many factories and assembly bonus look at the exhibit, visit our Accepted forms of photo identification include passports, accredited preparing to share this program
shops have closed, but others continue YouTube channel for commentary by post-secondary school-issued IDs, state or federal employee I.D. badges, a with other secretaries of state
to open. Currently about 163,000 Dr. David Ware, Capitol historian, concealed handgun permit, a public assistance identification card, U.S. military across the nation.
Arkansans work in manufacturing, and bit.ly/CapitolExhibit_Sp14. I.D. and state-issued drivers licenses. See PHOTO I.D. continued on page 2 See MINUTE continued on page 2

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