Sec. 33.11.03.07. Filing and Securing  


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  • A. Filing. The election director shall file all ballots timely received in such a manner that, in the event of a challenge, applications can be matched with the appropriate ballot return envelopes.

    B. Securing Ballots. Until the canvass begins, every absentee ballot shall:

    (1) Remain sealed in:

    (a) The security envelope for Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots; or

    (b) The return envelope for all other ballots; and

    (2) Be placed in a secure location to which the public does not have access and stored in that location until the election has been certified and the time to challenge the election has passed.