R.C.S.A. § 9-242a-22
Close of polls. Canvass of voting tabulator
Cite as Conn. Agencies Regs. § 9-242a-22
At the close of the polls, the polling place officials shall prepare the moderator's
return prescribed by the Secretary of the State. The moderator and assistant registrars
of voters shall (1) check that the seal on the voting tabulator sealing the memory
card in the tabulator has not been broken and record the number on the seal on the
returns, (2) the moderator shall direct the polling place officials to unlock and
remove all the ballots from the auxiliary bin, and shall process any ballots which
can be so processed. If an "overvote" message appears, the moderator may press the
buttons necessary to override that message, thereby causing the voting tabulator to
count all contests except the overvoted contest. The number of any ballots from the
auxiliary bin which can not be processed should be recorded and they should be counted
by hand. The votes on such ballots shall be recorded on the moderator's returns. Any
ballots from the auxiliary bin which were hand counted should be sealed in a depository
envelope marked "auxiliary bin" and placed in the ballot transfer case, (3) direct
the absentee ballot counters to process any remaining absentee ballots on hand which
can be voting tabulator processed and note on the moderator's returns the number of
absentee ballots voting tabulator processed, if absentee ballots are counted at the
polls, (4) record on the returns the number on the public counter , (5) lock the tabulator
against processing further ballots in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions,
and (6) print an election results report for each candidate and question in accordance
with the instructions of the manufacturer and the Secretary of the State. The moderator
shall announce the voting tabulator results for each candidate and question. The officials
shall remove the original election results report from the voting tabulator, and the
moderator and the assistant registrars shall sign it. The original election results
report from the voting tabulator shall be attached to the moderator's return which
is provided to the registrar who shall file such return with the municipal clerk by
noon the following day. The officials shall produce and sign two additional election
results reports and shall post one in the polling place for public inspection and
place the other in the ballot transfer case.