7. Before the opening of the polling station, the returning officer shall assemble the ballot box that has not been used on a previous day, in full view of all the attending agents. He shall seal the ballot box after having ascertained that it is empty, and place it in full view on the ballot table.
At the end of each voting day, the returning officer shall close the opening of the ballot box with a seal on which he affixes his signature. The agents may also affix their own signature on the seal provided they also write the initials of the association they represent.
At the opening of the polling station, the returning officer shall remove the seal closing the opening of a ballot box that was used on a previous day, in full view of all the attending agents, and place it in full view on the ballot table.
Decision CCQ-972200, s. 7.