Section 13Sec./Art. 13

Closing the Polls. After the close of the voting, the Board of Election Inspectors shall close the ballot box; lock and seal it and enter in the minutes the serial number of the metal seal used to seal the ballot box. The Chairman shall publicly announce that the votes will be counted at a designated central counting center where the counting machines are located and that the ballot box containing the ballots and the other election documents and paraphernalia shall be brought there for the counting of the votes. These facts shall be entered in the minutes of the Board.

The members of the Board shall transport the ballot box and retain custody thereof. They shall remain at the central counting center until the official ballots from the precinct are counted.