48-1715. Returns; canvass by election
commissioners
A. The board of election commissioners shall appoint members of the election board
and shall provide the board with official ballots and supplies, but the election shall be
conducted substantially in compliance with the general election laws, and no departure
from the proceedings required by this chapter shall affect the validity of the result
unless it is shown that the intent of the electors was not fairly expressed. If an
election is set aside, the board of election commissioners shall call and conduct another
election.
B. The election board shall count the votes and make returns to the board of
election commissioners who shall on the fifth day after the election meet at the voting
place most centrally located in the district, and at two o'clock in the afternoon shall
canvass the returns and report the result within five days to the board of supervisors
with whom the petition for organization of the district was filed.
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