Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1360 - Department of State
Subtitle 1360-02 - Elections
Chapter 1360-02-15 - Procedures for Early Voting on Mechanical Lever Machines
Section 1360-02-15-.10 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTE TOTALS ON ELECTION NIGHT

(1) After the close of the polls on election day, the registrar and the early voting counting board in the presence of the available members of the county election commission, shall conduct an opening inspection on the Daily Machine Certification for each machine. The public counter and protective counter shall be recorded along with the back door seal and the custodian seal on the front face of the machine. After this is recorded and signed by individuals representing each political party, then the counter compartments shall be opened.

(2) A Certificate of Results shall be completed for all races and machines. This shall be completed according to the same procedures detailed in T.C.A. § 2-7-130 for all precincts across the state. After the procedures have been completed and the machine locked against voting, numbered seals shall be attached with the numbers recorded on the Certificate of Results. Early voting machines shall be subject to the provisions in T.C.A. §§ 2-8-104 and 2-9-108.