Box for spoiled ballots.
Section 142
SEC. 142. Box for spoiled ballots. — The ballots deposited in the red box shall be presumed to be spoiled ballots, whether or not they contain such notation, but if the board of inspectors should find that during the voting any valid ballot has by mistake been placed in the box, or any ballot separated as "excess" or "marked" has been erroneously placed therein and not in the proper package, the board shall open the red box after the voting and before the counting of votes, and only then, for the only purpose of drawing them out, and shall prepare and sign a statement of such fact and lock the box with its three keys immediately thereafter. The valid ballot so withdrawn shall be mixed with the other valid ballots and the excess and marked ballots which may be found shall be placed in the respective packages for such ballots for which purpose such packages shall be opened and again labeled, sealed, signed and kept as hereinbefore provided.