§ 5867 Poll Closure Ballot Handling

This law says that after voting ends, the local election board must shut down the voting place the right way and hand the ballots over to the county election official.

Key Takeaways

•The precinct election board must close the polls after voting ends.
•They must follow the state’s general election laws when closing the polls.
•All ballots must be turned over to the county elections official.

Example

On Election Day, the voting place in a small town finishes at 8 PM. The town's election board follows the state rules to lock the doors, count the last votes, and then sends all the ballot boxes to the county clerk.

The board follows the state’s election rules to close the polls and then gives the ballots to the county elections official, just like the law requires.

When the polls are closed, the board of election in each precinct shall close the polls in accordance with the election laws of the state governing general elections, and deposit the ballots with the county elections official of the county in which the election is held. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 2003.)

This law says that after voting ends, the local election board must shut down the voting place the right way and hand the ballots over to the county election official.

Key Takeaways

•The precinct election board must close the polls after voting ends.
•They must follow the state’s general election laws when closing the polls.
•All ballots must be turned over to the county elections official.

Example

The board follows the state’s election rules to close the polls and then gives the ballots to the county elections official, just like the law requires.

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