Early Voting Election Day Procedures (Closing Polls)

After the close of the polls on election day, the registrar and the absentee counting board in the presence of those members of the county election commission who are present, shall verify and record the public counter number and the protective counter number and verify, record, and remove the numbered case seal and shall verify, record and remove the “CLOSE POLLS “ seal. The “CLOSE POLLS” button shall be pressed to ensure no additional votes may be cast on the machine. The printer door seal shall be verified, recorded and removed. The cartridge may then be removed from the machine and mechanically read and printed to retrieve the votes cast. The paper tape may be removed from the machine and filed with other early voting documents. A numbered seal shall secure the case, and the machine shall be stored in a secure place for return to the machine warehouse. This procedure shall be followed for each machine used for early voting.