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9-122 – Proclamation of Result.

§ 9-122. Proclamation of result. Upon the completion of the canvass and of the returns of the canvass, the chair of the board of inspectors or an inspector under the scrutiny of an inspector of the opposite party shall make public oral proclamation of the total number of votes cast at the election at the […]

9-124 – Returns of Canvass, Procedure After.

§ 9-124. Returns of canvass, procedure after. 1. After the returns of the canvass are made out and signed, the inspectors shall enclose the ballot stubs, protested and void ballots and the ballots cast in affidavit envelopes in separate sealed envelopes or containers and endorse thereon a certificate signed by each of them stating the […]

9-210 – Statements of Canvass by Canvassing Boards.

§ 9-210. Statements of canvass by canvassing boards. Upon the completion of the canvass the canvassing board shall make statements thereof, showing separately the result for each office and ballot proposal. Each such statement shall set forth, in words written out at length, all votes cast for all candidates for each office; the name of […]

9-126 – Unofficial Tally of Election Results.

§ 9-126. Unofficial tally of election results. 1. In an election district of the county of Nassau, the chair of the board of inspectors, upon the completion of the return of canvass, and the announcement thereof in a primary or general election, shall deliver to the police officer on duty at the polling place a […]

9-112 – Canvass Ballots; Validity of Ballot.

§ 9-112. Canvass ballots; validity of ballot. 1. The whole ballot is void if the voter (a) does any act extrinsic to the ballot such as enclosing any paper or other article in the folded ballot or (b) defaces or tears the ballot except that a ballot card which is in perforated sections shall not […]

9-114 – Counting Ballots; Objections To.

§ 9-114. Counting ballots; objections to. 1. If objection be made to the counting of any ballot or as to any section of any such ballot, the board of inspectors shall forthwith and before canvassing any other ballot or section thereof, rule upon the objection. If the objection be continued after this ruling, the chair […]

9-116 – Tallying Ballots; Generally.

§ 9-116. Tallying ballots; generally. 1. As each vote for any office or position, or upon any ballot proposal, is announced, a clerk, or, if there be no clerks, an inspector, under the scrutiny of a clerk or inspector of opposite political party immediately shall tally it in ink, with a downward stroke from right […]

9-120 – Returns of Canvass; Generally.

§ 9-120. Returns of canvass; generally. 1. Upon completing the canvass, the inspectors shall prepare their returns of the canvass on a printed form supplied to them by the board of elections. The results tape(s) and the tally sheet(s) for any office, party position or ballot proposal, if separate from such form, shall be securely […]