Section 17-10-24

Statements required from persons or entities supplying election materials; return of unused election materials.

Each person, firm or entity supplying to any county or municipality any absentee affidavit envelopes, absentee ballots, or other absentee election materials in connection with any primary, general, special or municipal election shall, at the time of the shipment or delivery of the same, provide to said county or municipality, and to the Secretary of State, an itemized and signed statement showing a description and the quantity of each item so shipped or delivered. Upon the conclusion of the election, the absentee election manager shall return all unused absentee election materials to the Secretary of State along with an itemized, signed statement showing the description and quantity of each item of absentee election material not utilized by the county or municipality in the election then concluded, and said unused absentee election materials shall be maintained for the period of time prescribed by applicable law and, in no event, less than eighteen (18) months.

(Acts 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 96-885, p. 1699, §10.)