§ 17-22-7 - Books of record of votes – Contents.
SECTION 17-22-7
§ 17-22-7 Books of record of votes –Contents. – (a) The board shall keep separate books of record of the votes cast for thedifferent classes of officers which it is its duty to count, canvass, andtabulate, as follows:
(1) A book of record of votes cast for electors of presidentand vice-president;
(2) A book of record of votes cast for senators andrepresentatives in congress;
(3) A book of record of votes cast for general officers; and
(4) A book of record of the votes cast for each class ofofficers that may by law subsequently be required to be counted, canvassed, andtabulated by the board.
(b) Each of the respective books shall contain:
(1) A record of the number of votes cast in each votingdistrict for each candidate according to the counting, canvassing, andtabulating of the board;
(2) The number cast in each voting district for eachcandidate according to the certificates of the moderators or wardens and clerks;
(3) The total number cast for each candidate in each town andcity according to the counting and to the certificates;
(4) The total number cast for each candidate in the state orcongressional district, as the case may be, according to the counting and thecertificates;
(5) A statement of which candidates are elected; and
(6) Any other pertinent facts that the board deems proper.
(c) The board shall also keep a book of record of the votescast for and against any proposition of amendment of the Constitution and abook of record of the votes cast for and against all questions submitted to theelectors of the state, with like detail as provided in this section in relationto votes cast for officers.
(d) Notwithstanding the above, the state board shall reportall write-in votes received by persons, not otherwise qualifying to appear onthe ballot and receiving less than five (5) votes in a race, as a compositetotal of all write-in votes cast for said office.