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 […]
9-100 – Canvass; Required.
§ 9-100. Canvass; required. At the close of the polls the inspectors of election shall, in the order set forth herein, close polls, account for the paper ballots, canvass the machine, cast and canvass all the ballots, canvass and ascertain the total vote and they shall not adjourn until the canvass be fully completed.