Sec. 9-287. Ballot box lock.

      Sec. 9-287. Ballot box lock. Each ballot box used in any election shall be provided with a lock which shall be set and securely fastened in a mortise so as to be flush with the side or surface of such box and so arranged as to be locked and unlocked by means of a key. Such locks and keys shall be provided by the registrar of voters at the expense of the municipality.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1076, 1077; 1953, S. 763d, 764d; P.A. 07-194, S. 28.)

      History: P.A. 07-194 provided that registrar of voters, rather than selectmen of each town, shall provide locks and keys.