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Elections administration

Keep the exact record before the next hand-off.

Keep the exact record before the next hand-off. Keep your original source records together, then date the exact files. It does not establish two people attended, signer identity, actual route, physical custody, intact seals, ballot contents, vote accuracy, legal compliance or acceptance. Missing data alone does not show misconduct.

Try a file locally

Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.

EXAMPLE
Two-person team transport and handover of sealed ballot containers between polling place, collection point and counting center
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
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Now keep it safe: three things
  1. Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
  2. Save this receipt to your camera roll.

    Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.

  3. Email it to yourself.Email it to myself

    Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.

Your record, one step at a time.

Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.

Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.

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How?

Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

Add link and screenshots

The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.

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    How?

    Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.

    How to keep notes that hold up
    Write it down

    By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

      By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

      How to keep notes that hold up

      Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.

      1. Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
      2. Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
      3. Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
      4. Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
      5. Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
      Two-person team transport and handover of sealed ballot containers between polling place, collection point and counting center
      Two-person team transport and handover of sealed ballot containers between polling place, collection point and counting center

      01 · Keep the exact files

      Keep the original files for two-person team transport and handover of sealed ballot containers between polling place, collection point and counting center. Include any existing photos, signed records and source-system exports.

      Records to keep: Existing capture-system and sign-off records

      Two-person team transport and handover of sealed ballot containers between polling place, collection point and counting center

      02 · Date the file’s code

      Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.

      An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.

      Two-person team transport and handover of sealed ballot containers between polling place, collection point and counting center

      03 · Keep the evidence

      Keep the original files and complete receipt separately, alongside any existing venue, signature and workflow records.

      Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.

      Try a file. It stays here.

      Make a test receipt on this device.

      By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

      or drop a file here

      Related cases

      Related cases from nearby fields. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.

      US Illinois · 2005

      Later found ballots still need clear identity proof

      Related: identity and custody of later found ballots

      Three ballots found with another precinct's papers could not be shown to be the same unchanged ballots seen earlier. The court kept them out. It also said counting them would not change the result.

      Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

      Read the source ›
      US New York · 2019

      Ballot image access can depend on local law

      Related: historical access to digital ballots

      A person asked for copies of scanned ballots under state public records law. The top state court refused access under the law then in force and ended the request. Some judges disagreed.

      Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

      Read the source ›

      What courts, schemes and regulators say.

      Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.

      Needs something else · US California, county vote-by-mail dropbox retrieval

      Secretary of State regulations

      2 CCR 20130 and 20137

      Official procedures require designated retrievers and specified custody information. Electronic form permitted only with container matching and retained required signatures; timestamp does not replace these.

      Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

      Read the source
      Needs something else · US, jurisdiction-specific administration

      Election Assistance Commission

      2021 Chain of Custody Best Practices

      Recommendations and form examples support local procedures; item identifiers, times, counts and witness signatures remain substantive facts to record.

      Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

      Read the source

      Other ways to do this

      Prices change. Check each provider’s site for current prices and service details.

      • EAC custody worksheets

        Publishes sample custody worksheets.

        Visit site

      • Runbeck Election Services

        Provides election printing, mailing and technology services.

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      Related workflows.

      Quarterly user access review: the reviewer list, decisions and removals frozen as submittedAccess or license request, manager approval and grantQuarterly user access review: the list shown to the reviewer, each keep/remove decision and proof removals happenedHuman-in-the-loop approval before an AI agent executes a high-impact action (refund, payment instruction, production change, customer message)Who was physically present at a members' or condo board meetingHuman-made process record

      Proves / Doesn’t prove

      Proves

      A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.

      Doesn’t prove

      It does not establish two people attended, signer identity, actual route, physical custody, intact seals, ballot contents, vote accuracy, legal compliance or acceptance. Missing data alone does not show misconduct.

      It does not establish two people attended, signer identity, actual route, physical custody, intact seals, ballot contents, vote accuracy, legal compliance or acceptance. Missing data alone does not show misconduct.

      These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.

      Questions, answered plainly.

      Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.

      Does every jurisdiction require exactly two people?

      No universal rule is established here. California's cited rule concerns its county vote-by-mail dropbox retrieval; local procedures must be checked.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      Can the official California retrieval form be electronic?

      The cited regulation allows it with matching container identification and a method to capture and retain required signatures. A receipt alone does not meet those conditions.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      What should a custody record identify?

      EAC examples include the item or seal, election context, transfer time and witnesses. Follow the jurisdiction's authorized forms and procedures.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      Does a timestamp prove an intact physical chain?

      A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      Should sensitive ballot files be shared publicly?

      Do not assume they are public. The historical New York decision shows access and preservation can raise separate legal restrictions; check current authorized procedures.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer

      The file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.

      Keep the records you already have.

      Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.