(a) The county board of elections shall designate a person or persons who shall have the custody of the county's electronic voting system and its components and of the keys therefor when the system is not in use at an election, and the board shall provide for his compensation and for the safe storage and care of the system and placement of its keys in a security vault.

(b) All electronic voting systems and their components, when not in use, shall be properly boxed or covered and stored in a suitable place or places.