At the opening of the polls, after the organization of and in the presence of the precinct election board, the inspector shall:

1. (1) open the packages of ballots in a manner that preserves the seals intact;
2. (2) deliver twenty-five (25) of each of the ballots to the poll clerk of the opposite political party; and

3. (3) deliver to the other poll clerk a pen for marking the ballots.

   [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-12 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.59; P.L.3-1993, SEC.156; P.L.278-2019, SEC.102.