§ 168.24jBallot container; examination by board of county canvassers; approval;

procurement; use of disapproved container.
 Sec. 24j.
   (1) A ballot container includes a ballot box, transfer case, or other container used to secure
 ballots, including optical scan ballots and electronic voting systems and data.



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    (2) A manufacturer or distributor of ballot containers shall submit a nonmetal ballot
 container to the secretary of state for approval under the requirements of subsection (3) before
 the ballot container is sold to a county, city, township, village, or school district for use at an
 election.
    (3) A ballot container shall not be approved unless it meets both of the following
 requirements:
    (a) It is made of metal, plastic, fiberglass, or other material, that provides resistance to
 tampering.
    (b) It is capable of being sealed with a metal seal.
    (4) Before June 1 of 2002, and every fourth year after 2002, a county board of canvassers
 shall examine each ballot container to be used in any election conducted under this act. The
 board shall designate on the ballot container that the ballot container does or does not meet the
 requirements under subsection (3). A ballot container that has not been approved by the board
 shall not be used to store voted ballots.
    (5) A city, village, or township clerk may procure ballot containers as provided in section
 669 and as approved under this section.
    (6) A clerk who uses or permits the use of a ballot container that has not been approved
 under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.