Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1360 - Department of State
Subtitle 1360-02 - Elections
Chapter 1360-02-06 - Procedure Prior to Election
Section 1360-02-06-.06 - EXAMINATION, LOCKING AND SEALING OF BALLOT BOX

(1) At exactly three minutes prior to the opening of the polls, the officer of election shall call all persons present to witness the locking of the ballot box. He shall open the ballot box in the sight of all persons, shall turn it upside down to empty it, and shall ask each person present to look inside the box to verify that it is indeed empty. He shall then close, lock and seal the ballot box. The cover provided by the election commission shall then be placed over the slot and shall be removed by the judge in charge of the ballot box only to receive ballots from the voter.

(2) There shall be sufficient ballot boxes at each precinct, and such ballot box(es) shall receive the ballots, including write-in ballots, for the general election and all primary elections. It shall be the duty of the officer of election to insure that the ballot boxes are not left unattended by a judge at any time during the entire voting period.