243. Between the date of issue of the order instituting the election and that of publication of the notice contemplated in section 290, the returning officer shall have custody of the ballot boxes.
Outside that period, the returning officer shall, as the case may be, give custody of the ballot boxes for an electoral division to the sheriff of the judicial district or, with the authorization of the chief electoral officer, to any other competent person.
1984, c. 51, s. 243; 1985, c. 30, s. 145.