Mich. Admin. Code R. 168.775 - Preparation of voting device
Rule 5.
(1) The
clerk or an authorized assistant shall prepare each voting device pursuant to
the provisions of the act and these rules.
(2) A voting device shall be identified with
the precinct number in which it shall be used.
(3) A ballot label page used in the voting
device shall be firmly attached for insertion and positioning in the ballot
frame. A person shall not attach a ballot label by tape to a rod, or place a
ballot label into a clear plastic envelope through which a rod is
inserted.
(4) The ballot label
assembly shall be inserted and sealed into each voting device so that the
ballot label assembly cannot be removed without breaking the seal. Seals
approved by the board of state canvassers shall be used for this
purpose.
(5) The ballot label of
each voting device of a precinct shall be compared against the edit listing and
instruction ballot for the precinct to ascertain that the offices, candidates'
names, and ballot position numbers are the same and appear in the same
position.
(6) The ballot labels of
each device shall be examined to ascertain that holes in the mask appear
directly opposite each arrow, that other holes do not appear in the mask, and
that the ballot labels are in proper sequence.
(7) An assembled voting device shall be
tested to determine if it is operating properly.
(8) The identifying number of the voting
device and the seal number used to seal the ballot label assembly to the device
shall be recorded on the certificate in the poll book for the precinct in which
the device is to be used. The clerk or an authorized assistant who sealed the
device shall sign the certificate.
(9) When a voting device has been prepared
for the election, the election commission, the clerk, or an authorized
assistant shall execute a certificate in writing, which shall be filed with the
election commission of the jurisdiction in which they are authorized to act.
The certificate shall contain the precinct number, the identifying number of
the device, and the number of the seal or seals used to seal the device, and
state that the ballot labels have been compared against the edit list for that
precinct and that the candidates' names and ballot numbers agree and appear in
the same position and that the device has been properly prepared and tested. If
the certificate is signed by other than the election commission, the election
commission or its authorized assistant shall be offered an opportunity to
inspect the voting devices to determine whether they are properly prepared. In
an election when state and county officers or measures are to be voted for, a
duplicate certificate shall be filed with the county clerk.
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