Section 5-502. Registration records; supplies and equipment  


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  • 1. The board of
      elections  shall  furnish in time for use by the boards of inspectors of
      election, the registration records, an American flag, a map or certified
      description  of  the  election  district,  and  the  adjoining  election
      districts, challenge affidavits, absentee voting applications, a list of
      voters  who are currently registered in the election district, a list of
      those voters who have been cancelled in the last year  with  the  reason
      for  such  cancellations,  forms  for statements of temporary absence, a
      sufficient number of copies of the ballot proposals to be  submitted  to
      the voters at the ensuing election, at least one copy of the instruction
      booklet for inspectors and all other forms and supplies required for the
      administration of the registration system as provided by this article.
        2.  The  board  of  elections  shall  also maintain in its custody and
      control:
        a. At the headquarters of  the  board,  filing  cabinets  and  ledgers
      sufficient  in  number  and  form to accommodate the records required by
      this article to be kept at such headquarters or office.
        b. Carrying cases sufficient to carry to  and  from  the  registration
      places  the  ledgers,  if  any, and forms required by this chapter to be
      available for use at such places.
        3. Each ledger and cabinet shall be equipped with a  lock  of  such  a
      nature  that  when  the  ledger  or  cabinet  is  locked it shall not be
      possible to remove any record or form which has been filed  therein,  or
      to  file  in  it  any  other record or form. Each carrying case shall be
      equipped with a lock. Each carrying case lock and its key shall bear  an
      identical distinctive identifying number.
        4.  Subject  to  the  requirements of this article, the state board of
      elections shall prescribe the number of and the form, content, color and
      specifications of such registration records, lists, and check cards.  It
      may  require  such  other  forms,  supplies  and  equipment  as it deems
      necessary to be furnished by the  boards  of  elections  and  any  other
      officer charged with equipping the places for taking registrations.