MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
CHAPTER 4
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
50-455. Opening ballot boxes. [effective until january 1, 2011] In the presence of bystanders the election judge shall break the sealed packages of election ballots, official stamp and other supplies.
Before receiving any ballots the judge shall open and exhibit, close and lock the ballot boxes, and thereafter they shall not be removed from the polling place until all ballots are counted. They shall not be opened until the polls are closed unless the precinct is using a duplicate set of ballot boxes.