51.7 - DUTIES OF DOUBLE BOARDS.
51.7 DUTIES OF DOUBLE BOARDS.
The counting boards shall proceed to the respective voting places
to which they have been appointed at such time as the commissioner
may direct, and shall take charge of the ballot box containing the
ballots already cast in that precinct. The counting board shall
retire to a partitioned space or room provided for that purpose and
there proceed to count and tabulate the ballots as it shall find them
deposited in the ballot box. The receiving board shall continue to
receive the votes of electors in the other box provided, until such
time as the counting board shall have finished counting and
tabulating the ballots cast in the first ballot box. The two boards
shall then exchange the first box for the second box and so continue
until they have counted and tabulated all the votes cast on that
election day. When the hour arrives for closing the polls, the
receiving board shall certify to all matters pertaining to casting of
ballots and shall then unite with the counting board in the counting
of ballots. The precinct election officials shall then divide the
ballots not counted and each group of officials shall proceed to
canvass their portion of the same. When the canvass has been
completed the officials shall report the result of their canvass in
the manner provided by section 50.11. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 893; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 51.7] Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1119, §23
Referred to in § 49.25
Tally list, § 50.16