(10 ILCS 5/17-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-3)
Sec. 17-3.
(a) Before voting begins, the ballot box shall be publicly opened and
exhibited, and the judges shall see that no ballot is in such box; after
which the box shall be locked and the key delivered to one of the judges,
and shall not be again opened until the close of the polls. This paragraph
(a) applies whenever permanent type ballot boxes are used, and does not
apply when non-permanent type ballot boxes are used in accordance with
section 15-1, paragraph (b).
(b) When non-permanent type ballot boxes are used in accordance with
section 15-1, paragraph (b), prior to the commencement of voting and before
any ballots are deposited therein, the judges shall examine each sealed
ballot box, show it to those present and insure that it is in fact sealed
and empty; the sealed slot shall be broken open before those present and
the box inspected to insure that it is empty and such ballot box shall not
be removed from public view from the time it is so inspected until after
the close of the polls. The sealed opening on the side of the box shall not
be unsealed or opened until after the close of the polls.
(Source: P.A. 77-6.)
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