Sec. 9-316. Canvass in vacancy election of U.S. senator or representative.
Sec. 9-316. Canvass in vacancy election of U.S. senator or representative. The
Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller shall, within thirty days after a vacancy
election for a senator in Congress or representative in Congress, subject to the provisions
of section 9-323, publicly count the votes returned, and declare what person is elected,
and the Secretary of the State shall forthwith notify him by mail of his election. The
Secretary of the State shall enter the returns in tabular form in books kept by him for
that purpose and present a copy of the same, with the name of, and the total number of
votes received by, each of the candidates for said office, to the Governor within ten days
thereafter.
(1949 Rev., S. 1111; 1953, S. 794d; P.A. 85-577, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 85-577 amended section to require notification to candidates by mail, required secretary of the state to
enter returns in tabular form in books and to send a copy of the same, with the name of, and the total number of votes
received by, each candidate to the governor within ten days thereafter, where previously original returns and canvass were
submitted to governor.