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Oklahoma Regulations § 230:30-7-14.1 Closing the in-person absentee polling place

⤴ Up to Subchapter 7: Absentee Voting Boards

Regulation Text

At the end of each day of in-person absentee voting, the Absentee Voting Board members observe the following procedure.
(1) Fill out the In-Person Absentee Ballot Accounting Form.
(2) Sign the Absentee Voting Board Record for In-Person Absentee Ballots.
(3) Suspend the polls on the voting device and print three copies of the Detail Report.
(4) Turn off the voting device and unplug it. Break the seal on the election results storage device compartment cover and remove the storage device. Place the election results storage device inside an envelope.
(5) Place the broken seal from the election results storage device compartment cover inside the envelope. Seal the envelope. Both members of the Absentee Voting Board sign the sealed envelope flap.
(6) Unlock and open the emergency compartment door of the ballot box. Release the security latch on the underside of the voting device. Close and lock the voting device case. Lift the voting device off the ballot box and set it aside.
(7) Unlock and open the lower front door of the ballot box. Secure the door open with the bungee cord. Remove the counted ballots from the ballot box. Place them inside a ballot transfer box. Using a flashlight, carefully inspect the ballot box to verify that all ballots have been removed.
(8) Seal the ballot transfer box with the long white State Election Board seal. Both members of the Absentee Voting Board shall sign and date the seal.
(9) Give the sealed envelope containing the election results storage device and the sealed ballot transfer box to the County Sheriff.
(10) Return the voting device and ballot box to the County Election Board office or other secure location as instructed by the Secretary.
(11) Return the unused ballots, all filled out absentee ballot and voter registration application forms, and all other supplies to the County Election Board office as instructed by the Secretary.

Source

Added at 17 Ok Reg 2346, eff 7-1-00 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1656, eff 7-15-13

History

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 24, September 3, 2019 , eff. 9/16/2019

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