Michigan Administrative Code
Department - State
Elections & Campaign Finance
Use of Optical Scan Tabulators by Absentee Voters
Section R. 168.788 - Receiving station
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 18.
(1) At the option of the clerk in charge of the election, a transfer case may be delivered by the precinct inspectors to a receiving station instead of directly to the counting center. If a receiving station is used, the clerk shall appoint at least 1 receiving board.
(2) The clerk in charge of the election shall determine the number of precincts which may be received by a receiving station.
(3) Upon receipt of the transfer case from the precinct inspectors, the receiving board shall verify that the seal number on the transfer case is the same as that recorded by the election inspectors. The case shall then be opened and the receiving board shall determine whether it contains the ballot cards and other required items. A discrepancy in the seal number or contents shall be noted and explained in the poll book by the precinct inspectors delivering the transfer case.
(4) The receiving board shall issue a receipt for the transfer case to the election inspectors delivering the case. The receipt shall indicate in general terms the contents of the transfer case and be made in duplicate. The original copy shall be given to the inspectors delivering the transfer case and the duplicate retained for delivery to the clerk in charge of the election.
(5) The receiving board shall place the metal seal with which the case was originally sealed inside the transfer case and reseal the transfer case with an official metal seal. The number of the seal used to reseal the transfer case shall be recorded on the transfer case identification tag and the receiving station certificate portion of the poll book.
(6) The transfer case upon resealing shall contain the items required by these rules. Resealing shall be done in a manner as to render it impossible to open the case or remove or insert ballots without breaking the seal. The transfer case identification tag shall be attached to the transfer case by the seal.
(7) The receiving station certificate section of the poll book shall read substantially as follows:
RECEIVING STATION CERTIFICATE
We hereby certify that the transfer case, properly sealed, containing ballots for this precinct was received by the receiving board. The seal number agreed with the number recorded in the poll book.
We further certify that after examining the transfer case as to the contents, the original seal was placed inside the transfer case. The transfer case was then resealed with seal number __________ .
(8) The receiving board shall complete and sign the certificate.
(9) Not less than 2 election inspectors of differing political party preference shall transport the transfer cases to the counting center.
