amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.

Election records kept for 22 months

The law sets a 22-month recordkeeping period, measured from the election when ballots were voted. Federal and state nonfederal election ballots, pollbooks, and other election materials must be destroyed after that period. Municipal finance officers and school district business managers may destroy their election materials after 22 months. For municipal and school district elections, each polling place’s precinct election board must certify the returns. Ballots must be sealed in ballot boxes and placed with pollbooks in the custody of those respective officials. Federal elections include votes to nominate or elect members of Congress or other national officials, and national issues or questions. Ballots used for both federal and state or local elections, and related materials, must be kept for 22 months. Federal materials may leave ballot boxes only if their storage guarantees their safety and integrity.