Rule 18.
(1) At the
option of the clerk in charge of the election, a transfer case may be delivered
by the precinct inspectors to a receiving station instead of directly to the
counting center. If a receiving station is used, the clerk shall appoint at
least 1 receiving board.
(2) The
clerk in charge of the election shall determine the number of precincts which
may be received by a receiving station.
(3) Upon receipt of the transfer case from
the precinct inspectors, the receiving board shall verify that the seal number
on the transfer case is the same as that recorded by the election inspectors.
The case shall then be opened and the receiving board shall determine whether
it contains the ballot cards and other required items. A discrepancy in the
seal number or contents shall be noted and explained in the poll book by the
precinct inspectors delivering the transfer case.
(4) The receiving board shall issue a receipt
for the transfer case to the election inspectors delivering the case. The
receipt shall indicate in general terms the contents of the transfer case and
be made in duplicate. The original copy shall be given to the inspectors
delivering the transfer case and the duplicate retained for delivery to the
clerk in charge of the election.
(5) The receiving board shall place the metal
seal with which the case was originally sealed inside the transfer case and
reseal the transfer case with an official metal seal. The number of the seal
used to reseal the transfer case shall be recorded on the transfer case
identification tag and the receiving station certificate portion of the poll
book.
(6) The transfer case upon
resealing shall contain the items required by these rules. Resealing shall be
done in a manner as to render it impossible to open the case or remove or
insert ballots without breaking the seal. The transfer case identification tag
shall be attached to the transfer case by the seal.
(7) The receiving station certificate section
of the poll book shall read substantially as follows:
RECEIVING STATION CERTIFICATE
We hereby certify that the transfer case, properly sealed,
containing ballots for this precinct was received by the receiving board. The
seal number agreed with the number recorded in the poll book.
We further certify that after examining the transfer case as
to the contents, the original seal was placed inside the transfer case. The
transfer case was then resealed with seal number __________ .
(8) The receiving board shall complete and
sign the certificate.
(9) Not less
than 2 election inspectors of differing political party preference shall
transport the transfer cases to the counting center.
