§ 21-A §827 — Procedure after election

Maine § 21-A §827

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 21-A: ELECTIONS
• Ch. 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

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The following procedure shall be observed after an election at which voting machines are used.
1.
Keys sealed in envelope.
In the presence of an election clerk from a political party other than that of the warden, the warden shall enclose the keys to each voting machine in separate envelopes furnished by the municipal clerk. The warden shall write the number of each machine, the location of the voting place in which it was used, the number on the seal and the numbers registered on the public counter on the outside of each envelope.
2.
Envelopes signed.
After sealing each envelope securely, the warden and the election clerk shall sign their names on it and the warden shall have it immediately returned to the municipal clerk.
3.
Counter totals preserved.
The totals shown on the counters of a voting machine must be retained for 22 months after the election at which the machine is used.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 614, §22 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 253, §56 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §70 (COR).