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        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

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Statutes > Iowa > Title-2 > Subtitle-1 > Chapter-51 > 51-9

        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

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        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