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| 2-A. Used ballots placed in tamper-proof containers. The | election clerks shall place the used state ballots, envelopes | containing challenge certificates, | | defective ballots, void ballots, used absentee ballots, used | | absentee envelopes with the applicable applications attached, | | envelopes containing challenge certificates, and the official tally | | tape from the electronic tabulating system in one or more tamper- | | proof ballot containers. The ballot containers must be furnished | | by the Secretary of State. Ballots and election materials for | | municipal elections conducted at the same time as a state election | | must be sealed separately from state ballots and other state | | election materials.__If municipalities wish to use tamper-proof | | containers to seal municipal election materials, they must obtain | | the containers and locks at their own expense. |
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| | | If a state-supplied tamper-proof container or lock becomes | | defective, lost or destroyed, the clerk must apply in writing to | | the Secretary of State for another. The Secretary of State shall | | supply or approve a replacement at the expense of the | | municipality. |
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| | | A tamper-proof ballot container must be locked and sealed with a | | numbered seal before leaving the precinct. The lock and seal | | numbers must correlate with a certificate identifying the person | | sealing the container and the time of the sealing. The locks, | | seals and identifying certificates must be furnished by the | | Secretary of State. |
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| | | A. Transfer and resealing of the ballots to other | | containers for permanent storage must be done 60 or more | | days following the election. The municipal clerk shall make | | the transfer in the presence of one or more witnesses. The | | containers must be securely sealed. |
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| | | Sec. 24. 21-A MRSA §698, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Ballot security. The municipal clerk shall take | appropriate securityprotection | | security of all ballots before, during and after the election. | | Ballots and voting equipment must be secured in an area that is | | accessible only by the clerk or the clerk's designee. |
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| | | Sec. 25. 21-A MRSA §737-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §68, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Deposit for recount. All deposits required by this | | section must be made with the Secretary of State when a recount | | is requested by a losing candidate. Once the State Police have |
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