16-608. Delivery of ballots; electronic voting
system
A. After the close of the polls and after compliance with section 16-602 the
members of the election board shall prepare a report in duplicate of the number of voters
who have voted, as indicated on the poll list, and place this report in the ballot box or
metal container, in which the voted ballots have been placed, which thereupon shall be
sealed with a numbered seal and delivered promptly by two members of the election board
of different political parties to the central counting place or other receiving station
designated by the board of supervisors or officer in charge of elections, which shall not
be more than fifty miles from the polling place from which the ballots are
delivered. The person in charge of receiving ballots shall give a numbered receipt
acknowledging receipt of such ballots to the person in charge who delivers such ballots.
B. The chairman of the county committee of each political party represented on the
ballot may designate a member of his party to accompany the ballots from each polling
place to the central counting place. Such party representative shall serve without
compensation.
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