(a) The City Clerk shall deliver the ballots to the election board before the polls are opened on election day. The ballots shall be delivered in separate sealed packages, with the number of ballots enclosed in each package clearly marked on the outside of it. A receipt for each package shall be taken from the election board to which it is delivered, and saved by the City Clerk. No ballot shall be taken from the polling place before the closing of the polls.
(b) The Clerk shall keep the following records:
(1) The number of ballots delivered to the various polling places;
(2) The name of the persons to whom the ballots are delivered; and
(3) The time the ballots are delivered.
(c) When the ballots are returned, the Clerk shall record the following:
(1) The number of the ballots returned;
(2) The time when the ballots are returned;
(3) The name of the person returning the ballots;
(4) The condition of the ballots.