Thank you.
Of course the location is very secure. There's restricted access, and the ballots or the outer envelopes are always under lock and key.
Also, before we start the count, a verification process happens with the outer envelopes where we do some integrity checks. First of all, we check if the outer envelope has been signed by the elector. If there's a bar code on it, is the bar code associated to the application we got or the record we have on file for the elector? Is it the same ED? Can we match the ED for the purposes of voting? Once those checks are done, the ballots are sorted by ED and then sent to the count.
It's a very secure location. Access is restricted to people who deal with the outer envelopes.