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Tit. IV, Ch. 7-A. DOUBLE ELECTION BOARDS. §§ 499*a3-499-a5.
12 all the functions of judges and clerks of election as now provided by
13 law except as to counting and certifying the vote as by this chapter
14 provided.
[39 G. A., ch. 60, § 2.]
SEC. 499-a3. Oath.
1 All judges and clerks shall take an oath as now provided in
2 existing law for judges of election and in addition to such oath the
3 counting board shall take the following oath :
4 "I do swear (or affirm) that I
5 will duly attend to the ensuing election during the continuance thereof
6 as a member of the counting board ; that I will not, prior to the closing
7 of the polls, communicate in any manner, directly or indirectly, by
8 word or sign, the progress of the counting, nor the result so far as
9 ascertained, nor any information whatsoever in relation thereto ; that
10 I will make and return a perfect return of the said election, and will
11 in all things truly, impartially and faithfully perform my duty respect-
12 ing the same to the best of my judgment and ability ; that I am not
13 directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager on the result of
14 this election".
15 This oath Shall be administered by the clerk of the receiving
16 board who is hereby empowered to administer such oath.
[39 G. A., ch. 60, § 7.]
SEC. 499-a4. Duties of counting and receiving boards.
1 The counting board shall proceed to their respective voting places
2 to which they have been appointed at one o'clock p. m., on election day,
3 and shall take charge of the ballot box containing the ballots already
4 cast in that precinct. It shall retire to a partitioned space or room
5 provided for that purpose and there proceed to count and tabulate the
6 ballots as it shall find them deposited in the ballot box. The receiv-
7 ing board shall continue to receive the votes of electors in the other
8 box provided, until such time as the counting board shall have finished
9 counting and tabulating the ballots cast in the first ballot box. The
10 two boards shall then exchange the first box for the second box and so
11 continue until they have counted and tabulated all the votes cast on
12 that election day. When the hour arrives for closing the polls, the
IS receiving board shall certify to all matters pertaining to casting of
14 ballots and shall then unite with the counting board in the counting of
15 ballots. The judges shall then divide the ballots not counted and each
16- group of judges and clerks shall proceed to canvass their portion of
17 the same. When the canvass has been completed the judges and clerks
18 shall report the result of their canvass which report shall be incor-
19 porated in the returns provided by law.
[39 G. A., ch. 60, § 3.]
SEC. 499-a5. Ballot boxes.
1 It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to provide the
2 judges of election with such ballot boxes and other election supplies as
3 may be required, to be furnished in duplicate to accomplish the purpose
4 of this chapter.
[39 G. A., ch. 60, § 4.] .
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