§ 9-106 — Official ballots; accounting for number used

New York § 9-106

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law ELN: Election
• Title 1: Canvass At Polling Places
• Art. 9: Canvass of Results

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§ 9-106. Official ballots; accounting for number used. After the polls\nof the election are closed and before any boxes or envelopes containing\nvoted ballots are opened, the clerks, or if there be no clerks, two\ninspectors representing different parties designated by the chair, shall\naccount for all of the paper ballots furnished to the election district\nor poll site. On a reconciliation form supplied by the board of\nelections, they shall count, verify and record on such form the number\nof unused ballots, the number of ballots spoiled before delivery to\nvoters in the poll site, the number of ballots spoiled and returned by\nvoters and the number of affidavit ballots cast. These numbers shall be\nadded to the number of ballots cast as recorded by the public counter\nnumber appearing on the ballot scanner screen(s) or results tape(s). The\nsum shall be recorded on the ballot reconciliation form. This resulting\nnumber shall be deducted from the number of ballots originally delivered\nto the election district or poll site, and the remainder number shall be\ndetermined to be the number of ballots secured in the emergency ballot\nbox(es) or other secure storage container(s) provided by the board of\nelections. This remainder number shall be recorded on the ballot\nreconciliation form. If such remainder number is zero and there are no\nballots in the emergency ballot box(es) or other such secure\ncontainer(s), inspectors shall initiate the ballot scanners' close the\npolls mechanism and produce results tapes. The clerks or inspectors\nshall then separate, label and place each type of ballot in the box or\ncontainer provided by the board of elections, and securely lock or seal\neach such box or container and record such seal number on the ballot\nreconciliation form. They shall then sign such reconciliation form. If\nsuch remainder number is not zero or there are unscanned voted election\nday ballots in the emergency ballot box(es) or other such secure\ncontainer(s), the inspectors or clerks shall proceed with the process\nprovided for in section 9-108 and 9-110 of this title. Upon completion\nof such process, the clerks or inspectors shall then separate, label and\nplace each type of ballot in the box(es) or container(s) provided by the\nboard of elections, and securely lock or seal each such box(es) or\ncontainer(s). They shall then sign such amended reconciliation form.\n