Sec. 51.033. NUMBER AND USE OF BALLOT BOXES. (a) Four ballot boxes shall be used at each polling place in an election and shall be marked as follows: (1) "Ballot Box No. 1 for Election Precinct No. ________"; (2) "Ballot Box No. 2 for Election Precinct No. ________"; (3) "Ballot Box No. 3 for Election Precinct No. ________"; and (4) "Ballot Box No. 4 for Election Precinct No. ________". (b) If an election precinct is designated by name instead of number, the name of the precinct shall be marked on the box. (c) Ballot boxes no. 1 and no. 2 are used for the deposit of voters' marked ballots. (d) Ballot box no. 3 is used for delivering the voted ballots to their custodian after they are counted and for storing the voted ballots during the preservation period. (e) Ballot box no. 4 is used for delivering defectively printed, spoiled, and unused ballots to their custodian after the election.
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