724 COLLECTION AND TRANSFER OF BALLOTS AND OTHER POLLING PLACE MATERIALS

724.1 All ballots cast in any election, as well as the OSVE memory cards or other electronic media, and DRE tabulation cartridges, shall be collected and transferred from precincts to the Counting Center by designated transport teams.724.2 The transport team shall issue a receipt to the Precinct Captain for all items.724.3 The reception team at the Counting Center shall issue to the transport team a receipt for the transfer cases containing voted ballots, OSVE memory cards or other electronic media, and DRE tabulation cartridges.724.4 Other polling place materials shall be transferred from precincts to a place designated by the Board.724.5 Unused or spoiled ballots, the Master Index Lists, and all other materials relating to voting and which are required for the official canvass, shall be placed in secured storage.724.6 The official designated to receive the other polling place materials shall issue a receipt for same to the transport team.724.7 The seal of each transfer case shall be inspected and certified as to its condition.724.8 Inspection and certification of the seal shall be performed twice by the following:- (a) The first time by the transport team upon receipt of transfer cases at the polling place; and

- (b) The second time by the reception team upon receipt of transfer cases at the Counting Center.724.9 The certification shall include the following:- (a) Precinct number;

- (b) Ballot box number;

- (c) Condition of seal; and

- (d) Any defects observed.724.10 The certification shall be signed by members of the team making the certification.

724.11 At the Counting Center, each transfer case shall be marked as inspected before being delivered to a ballot inspection team or sorting team.

724.12 If there is more than one (1) transfer case for a single polling place, all cases shall be delivered to one (1) inspection or sorting team.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2467, 2500-01 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7422 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5753, 5758 (July 17, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 D.C. Reg. 4245, 4276 (May 14, 2010). 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).