Sec. 9-266. Keys to be kept. Storage of voting tabulator.
Sec. 9-266. Keys to be kept. Storage of voting tabulator. When the voting tabulator has been locked at the close of an election, the moderator shall return the keys for
the tabulator to the registrars of voters with the official returns. Except as provided in
section 9-311, such registrars of voters shall securely keep such keys and not permit the
same to be taken, or any tabulator to be unlocked, for a period of fourteen days from
the election, unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by the
State Elections Enforcement Commission. All tabulators shall be collected immediately
on the day after election or as soon thereafter as possible, and shall be secured and stored
in a place or places directed by the registrars of voters.
(1949 Rev., S. 1203, 1215; 1953, S. 742d; 1957, P.A. 526, S. 6; 561, S. 20; P.A. 86-1, S. 2, 5; P.A. 95-88, S. 1; P.A.
07-194, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 86-1 added reference to order issued by state elections enforcement commission; P.A. 95-88 changed
number of days machine remains locked from 10 to 14; P.A. 07-194 changed "voting machine" to "voting tabulator" and
made conforming and technical changes.