51.9 - MANNER OF COUNTING.
51.9 MANNER OF COUNTING.
Whenever the counting board receives from the receiving board the
ballot box, they shall also be furnished a statement from the
receiving board giving the number of voters' declarations of
eligibility signed up to that time, which shall equal the number of
votes in the ballot box. The counting board shall on opening the
ballot box first count the ballots therein. If the number of ballots
found in the ballot box exceeds the number as shown by the statement
received from the receiving board the counting board members shall
proceed to examine the official endorsement of said ballots, and, if
any ballots are found that do not bear proper official endorsement,
said ballots shall be kept separate and a record of such ballots
shall be made and returned under the head of excess ballots. The
counting board shall then proceed to count the ballots as now
provided by law. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 895; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 51.9]
Counting general election ballots, chapter 50