723 CLOSING THE POLLS

723.1 Immediately after the last voter has voted, the Precinct Captain or his or her designee(s) shall in the presence and view of designated poll watchers:

1. (a) Remove all voted ballots from the OSVE, and secure them in a transfer case for delivery to the Counting Center;
2. (b) Remove any ballots that have been deposited either in the emergency ballot entry slot in the OSVE or in an auxiliary ballot box, enter these ballots into the automatic tabulating system, secure these ballots in the transfer case referred to in § 723.1(a) and seal the transfer case with a signed certificate;
3. (c) Request and confirm the close of polls and produce the total vote count tape for all contests on the ballot in that precinct;
4. (d) Enter the reading from the OSVE's public counter onto the total vote count tape;
5. (e) Remove and sign the total vote count tape, and seal it for delivery to the counting center; and
6. (f) Place the OSVE's memory card, or other electronic media, and the DRE's tabulation cartridge into a transfer case which shall be sealed with a signed certificate for delivery to the Counting Center.

723.2 The Precinct Captain shall then prepare a complete accounting of ballots issued to that polling place, in accordance with and on forms provided by the Board.

723.3 The accounting of ballots shall include the following numbers of ballots:

1. (a) Voted;
2. (b) Spoiled;
3. (c) Not used; and
4. (d) Received.

723.4 Upon completion of voting, a summary count of votes (for each contest) at each precinct shall be posted in a conspicuous place that can be seen from the outside of the polling place.

723.5 At each precinct, Precinct Captains shall prepare a report which indicates the numbers of:

(a) Votes cast;

(b) Persons who signed in;

(c) Voter-verifiable records that arrived at the polling place before the polls opened;

(d) Voter-verifiable records that were used; and

(e) Unused voter-verifiable records.

723.6 The Precinct Captain shall keep a record of the names and addresses of individuals who:

(a) Attempted to register on election day but could not provide proof of residence; and

(b) Successfully registered on election day and voted.

723.7 Precinct Captain reports and records shall be made available for public inspection at a reasonable date following an election.

723.8 In accordance with directives of the Board, the transfer cases containing the voted ballots, OSVE memory card or other electronic media, and DRE tabulation cartridges shall be returned to the Counting Center promptly following the closing of the polls.

723.9 Unvoted ballots and other election materials and paraphernalia shall be returned to the custody of the Board as directed.

SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7081 (August 6, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11123, 11142 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015).