After the close of the polls, the local board shall resume custody of the voting equipment until the voting equipment is removed by the state board or its designee. The local board shall take all necessary measures to prevent the voting equipment from being opened, tampered with, injured, or damaged.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-38
Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage
Known as the Election Law
The act spans §§ 17–17 (616 sections).
P.L. 1935, ch. 2195, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 318, § 15; P.L. 1940, ch. 818, § 1; impl. am
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