§ 1221Duties of Election Officers After the Close of the Polls in Districts in Which Ballots are Used

After the
polls are closed and the last elector has voted in districts
in which ballots are used, the election officers, clerks and
overseers, if any, shall remain within the enclosed space.
Before the ballot box is opened, the number of ballots issued
to electors (at primaries the number issued to the electors of
each party) and the number of ballots (at primaries the number
of ballots of each party), if any, spoiled and returned by
voters and cancelled, shall be announced to all present in the
voting room, and entered on the general returns of votes cast
at such primary or election. The election officers shall then
compare the number of electors voting with the number of names
marked as voting in the district register, "Voting Check List,"
and numbered lists of voters, shall announce the result, and
shall enter on the general returns the number of electors who
have voted, as shown by the "Voter's Check List." If any
differences exist, they shall be reconciled, if possible,
otherwise they shall be noted on the general returns. The
district register, the "Voting Check List" and the numbered
lists of voters, together with all unused ballots, and all
spoiled and cancelled ballots, and all rejected voter's
certificates shall then be placed in separate packages,
containers or envelopes, and sealed, before the ballot box is
opened.
   (1221 amended Nov. 27, 2019, P.L.673, No.94)