Static elimination device and medium processing device using the same

A static elimination device comprising:

• a first static elimination member configured to contact a medium that is transported;
• a second static elimination member configured such that the medium may be inserted between the first static elimination member and the second static elimination member;
• and
• a power source configured to apply a voltage to at least one of the first static elimination member and the second static elimination member,
• wherein at least one of the first static elimination member and the second static elimination member has an elastic body,
• wherein the static elimination device is configured such that the medium may be subjected to static elimination in such a way that a distribution between positive charge and negative charge on a front surface of the medium after static elimination becomes non-uniform compared to before static elimination, and
• wherein the static elimination device is configured such that the medium may be subjected to static elimination in such a way that in the distribution of front surface charge after static elimination there is an increase in a proportion of charge that was dominant before static elimination.