51.9 - MANNER OF COUNTING. - Iowa Statutes

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