(Closing and Sealing Ballot Boxes, etc.)

(1) Any official in charge of voting management shall shut the entry of the polling station at the predetermined time to close the polling station, and when the electors in the polling station finish voting, he/she shall close and seal the slots of the ballot box and the locks thereof in the presence of voting witnesses: Provided, That if a member refuses to witness the voting without any justifiable ground, he/she shall be considered to have waived his/her competence to do so, and the fact thereof shall be stated in the voting record.

<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>

(2) The keys to the ballot box, and remaining ballot papers and number papers shall be sealed under paragraph (1).