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Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 71A the following new Section:- Section 71B. Surveillance of Unattended Ballot Drop Boxes (a) Every election officer in a city or town shall provide 24-hour video surveillance of each unattended ballot drop box within their jurisdiction, and shall post a sign on or near each drop box indicating that it is under constant surveillance. (b) The cameras used for surveillance: (1) may be motion-activated, (2) shall record footage, and (3) shall be operational during all types of elections. (c) The footage recorded: (1) may be stored in a cloud storage or physical location, as determined by the city or town, and (2) shall be retained for a minimum of 22 months after each election it records.
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