Missouri § 115.475 - Return of ballots, memory cards, and election materials, procedure for (electronic voting).
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§ 115.475. Return of ballots, memory cards, and election materials, procedure for (electronic voting).
1. As soon as possible after signing the statements of returns, the election judges shall seal and enclose the ballots, electronic voting machine memory cards, write-in forms containing no votes, the unused ballots and other election supplies in containers designated by the election authority.
2. Immediately after the election materials have been placed in the proper containers, the two supervisory judges shall together deliver the containers to the counting location or other place designated by the election authority. If any container is not sealed when it is delivered to the counting location or other place designated by the election authority, the election official receiving the container shall make a statement of the fact which includes the location of the polling place and the date of the election printed on the container and the reason the container is not sealed, if known.
3. If the election authority has directed the supervisory judges to deliver election materials to a place other than the counting location, the election authority shall appoint at least one team of election judges who shall receive the containers from the supervisory judges and immediately deliver them to the counting location. Each team appointed pursuant to this subsection shall consist of two election judges or employees of the election authority, one from each major political party.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.065, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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