Section 17-12-6 Counting upon close of polls. Inspectors of elections in the voting places shall, immediately on the closing of the polls, count the votes polled, and no votes shall be counted until the polls are closed. (Code 1876, §285; Code 1886, §381; Code 1896, §1637; Code 1907, §413; Code 1923, §503; Code 1940, T. […]
Section 17-12-7 Preservation of ballots by sheriff. When no federal elections are on the ballot, the sheriff shall keep the ballots six months in the voted ballot box, without opening or unsealing the voted ballot box, and thereafter destroy the ballots unless within six months the sheriff having them in custody is notified that the […]
Section 17-12-8 Count of votes to be sealed, certified, and delivered to sheriff; public inspection of results. As soon as the ballots are counted, the inspectors shall ascertain the number of votes received for each person and for what office and shall make a statement of the same in writing, which statement shall be signed […]
Section 17-12-9 Delivery of certificates to judge of probate; forwarding to Secretary of State. The canvassing board must, as soon as they have ascertained the result of an election, make on forms furnished by the Secretary of State certificates stating the exact number of votes cast in the county by voting place for each person […]
