§11-154 Records, etc.; disposition. The voted ballots shall be kept secure and handled only in the presence of representatives not of the same political party or official observers in accordance with rules adopted for the various voting systems. After all the ballots have been tabulated they shall be sealed in containers. Thereafter, these containers shall be unsealed and resealed only as prescribed by rules governing elections.
The ballots and other election records may be destroyed by the chief election officer or clerk when all elected candidates have been certified by the chief election officer, or in the case of candidates for county offices, by the clerk and after compliance with retention schedules of applicable federal law. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(ww); am L 2019, c 136, §23]
Cross References
Records open to inspection, see §11-97.