16-642. Canvass of election;
postponements
A. The governing body holding an election shall meet and canvass the election not
less than six days nor more than twenty days following the election.
B. The governing body of a special district as defined in title 48 shall present to
the board of supervisors a certified copy of the official canvass of the election at the
next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of supervisors. For purposes of contesting
a special district election as described in section 16-673, the canvass is not complete
until the presentation to the board of supervisors is made.
C. If, at the time of the meeting of the governing body, the returns from any
polling place in the election district where the polls were opened and an election held
are found to be missing, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until all the
returns are received or until six postponements have been had.
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