When a voting tabulator is purchased or leased or otherwise provided for use in any municipality, the Secretary of the State shall prepare or approve samples of the following printed matter and supplies and shall furnish one of each to the officials of such municipality who have so provided such tabulator in accordance with the provisions of section 9-238: (1) Directions for testing and preparing the voting tabulators for the election; (2) one certificate on which the registrars of voters can certify that they have properly tested and prepared the tabulator for the election; (3) one certificate on which some person other than the registrars of voters who prepared the tabulator can certify that the tabulator has been examined and found to have been properly prepared for the election; (4) one certificate on which can be certified that party watchers have witnessed the testing and preparing of the tabulators; (5) one certificate that the tabulators have been delivered to polling places in good order; (6) one card for each polling place, stating the penalty for tampering with or injuring a voting tabulator; (7) two seals for sealing the tabulator; and (8) a report of an inspection of the tabulators by the moderator, registrars and checkers, which inspection shall be made before the opening of the polls. The registrars of voters shall, for each election, prepare and furnish said supplies for each voting tabulator, in conformity with said samples. The registrars of voters shall also prepare and furnish to the election officials tally and return blanks in such manner as may be directed by the Secretary of the State, except that all blanks furnished by said Secretary throughout the state shall be uniform in their printing.
(1949 Rev., S. 1197, 1202; 1953, S. 725d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 10; P.A. 11-20, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 11-20 replaced “machine” with “tabulator”, “machines” with “tabulators”, “mechanic” with “registrars of voters” and “municipal clerk” with “registrars of voters”, deleted former Subdivs. (8) and (9) re machine keys and former Subdiv. (10) re identifying information of mechanic, redesignated existing Subdiv. (11) as Subdiv. (8) and eliminated requirement that return blanks contain names of all candidates, effective May 24, 2011.