Guam § 7116 - Security of Ballots.

§ 7116. Security of Ballots.

(a) The Commission shall promulgate and publish in the Election

Manual rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication

Law to ensure maximum security of the ballots and assure the integrity of the

election process.

(b) The rules shall provide, at the minimum:

(1) that each box that will contain cast ballots be locked and

sealed from the time the first ballot is cast into each ballot box until

their opening at the Election Return Center after polls close;

(2) that all precinct board members accompany the ballot boxes at

all times to the Election Return Center after the polls close, and also

accompanied by at least one (1) Police Officer; and

(3) that government of Guam buses be utilized to transport the

ballot boxes, the precinct board members and the Police Officers to the

Election Return Center; and

(4) that any private security services hired by the Commission

shall not be with a security company which employs an individual who

is a sibling or related in the first degree of consanguinity, or has any

business ownership relation with a nominee who is seeking an elected

public office.

(c) Only an official designated by the Commission may unlock and

open ballot boxes at the Election Return Center.

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