Sec 16-425. Preparation of machines prior to election

A. The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections where voting machines are to be used shall:

1. Cause the proper ballot labels to be placed on the voting machines and place the machines in proper order for voting.

2. Examine the machines before sending them to the polling places.

3. See that the registering counters are set at zero.

4. Lock the machines so that the counting mechanism cannot be operated and seal each one with a numbered metal seal.

B. Before preparing the voting machines for an election, written notices shall be mailed to the chairmen of the county committees of the different political parties stating when and where the machines will be prepared, at which time and place one representative of each of the political parties designated by the chairmen of the county committees of the parties may be present.

C. When the machines have been prepared for an election the board of supervisors or other authority shall make a certificate which shall be filed in its office stating:

1. The number of machines to be used at the election.

2. That all the machines were set at zero.

3. The number registered on the protective counters.

4. The number on the metal seal with which the machine is sealed.