16-509. Delivery of ballots to election
officers
The board of supervisors, city or town clerk or governing body of a special district
shall deliver, by mail or other reliable method, to each voting precinct or to the
inspector of each election board as determined by the officer in charge of elections one
package containing the required number of ballots, at least forty-eight hours before the
hour for opening the polls on election day, unless prevented by some unavoidable delay or
accident which shall be established by affidavit of election officers or bearers of
ballots. The official ballots shall be sent in sealed packages with marks on the outside
of the package clearly designating the polling place for which they are intended and the
number of ballots enclosed. Upon delivery of the package to him, the inspector shall
return receipts therefor to the person from whom received.
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