19:52-7.Ā  Disposition of keys The keys of each voting machine shall be inclosed in an envelope to be supplied by the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections orĀ  the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, onĀ  which shall be written the number of the machine and the district and wardĀ  where it has been used, which envelope shall be securely sealed and indorsed byĀ  the district election officers, and shall be returned to the source from whichĀ  the keys were received.Ā  The number on the seal and the number registered onĀ  the protective counter shall be written on the envelope containing the keys. All keys for any voting machine shall be kept securely by the officials havingĀ  them in charge.Ā  No unauthorized person shall have in his possession any key orĀ  keys of any voting machine and all district election officers or personsĀ  intrusted with such keys for election purposes, or in the preparation of theĀ  machine therefor, shall not retain them longer than necessary to use them forĀ  such legal purpose.Ā  All machines shall be stored by the county board of elections or the superintendent of elections or the municipal clerk, as the case may be, having custody of voting machines, as soon after the close of theĀ  election as possible, and the machines shall at all times be stored in aĀ  suitable place, which place shall be a fireproof public building in such counties or municipalities, as the case may be, as have same.

Amended by L.1945, c. 56, p. 331, s. 10.
Ā