Election Commission Pre-Inspection

(1) The county election commission shall be required to pre-inspect every voting machine to be used in early voting prior to the start of early voting. The election commission shall mail notices to the chairpersons of the county executive committees of the parties, independent candidates, and the press stating where and when the machines will be examined as provided in T.C.A. §2-9-105. County Election Commissions may delegate this responsibility to pre-inspect to the machine technician. First, PROCEDURES FOR EARLY VOTING ON MECHANICAL CHAPTER 1360-2-15 LEVER MACHINES the protective counter, public counter, machine serial number, back door seal number, and custodian seal (on the inside face of the machine), shall all be recorded on the Early Voting Machine Technician Certification form. This form shall be substantially identical to the Machine Technician Certification form used for certification of voting machines at the polling places. All candidates’ names and counters shall be checked to certify that no errors exist and that each candidate’s counter starts with zero. The inspectors shall verify that this has been accomplished by written signature on the Early Voting Machine Technician Certification form. The election commissioners shall not set the machine for voting. (2) Following the pre-inspection, each machine shall be locked against voting and sealed with two pre- numbered seals. The seal numbers shall be recorded on the Early Voting Technician Certification form after the pre-inspection.