805.1 A special ballot box inspection team shall perform the following functions for the ballots of each vote center:

(a) Open special ballot box containers and remove all ballot envelopes;

(b) Separate all ballot envelopes into two (2) groups:

(1) Special ballot envelopes; and

(2) Mail-in ballot envelopes which were delivered to a polling place.

(c) Record the number of each type of ballot envelope for each vote center.

805.2 Members of the special ballot box inspection team shall not open any ballot envelopes but shall deliver them unopened to a representative designated by the Executive Director.

805.3 Special ballot envelopes gathered pursuant to this section shall be processed in conformity with § 807.

805.4 [REPEALED]

805.5 Mail-in ballot envelopes gathered pursuant to this section shall be processed in conformity with § 808.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1836 (May 2, 1980), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1222, 1243-44 (March 21, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2763 (June 27, 1980), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1929, 1938 (May 9, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 30 DCR 5289, 5300 (October 14, 1983); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 5067 (May 14, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7426 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7705 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11149 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009504 (July 29, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 012730 (September 22, 2023).