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§  9-216.  Canvass  of  statements of general and special elections by  state board of canvassers. 1. The state board of elections shall be  the  state  board of canvassers. The records of the state board of canvassers  shall be kept in the custody of the  state  board  of  elections,  which  shall  assign  a  deputy  or other assistant to act as the clerk of said  board of canvassers.    2. The state board of canvassers shall canvass the certified copies of  the statements of the county board of canvassers of  each  county.  They  shall canvass first the statements, if any, for the offices of president  and  vice-president  and  next the statements, if any, for the office of  member of the state senate, and next the statements,  if  any,  for  the  office  of  member  of  the state assembly.   Three members of the board  shall constitute a quorum. The state board of canvassers shall  meet  on  or  before  the  fifteenth day, or, in a year when electors of president  and vice-president are chosen on or before the first  Monday  after  the  first  Wednesday,  of  December  next  after  each general election, and  within  forty  days  after  each  special  election,  to  canvass   such  statements.  The board may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding a term  of five days. If any member of the board shall dissent from  a  decision  of  the  board  or  shall  protest against any of the proceedings of the  board as irregular, he shall state such dissent or protest in a  writing  signed by him setting forth his reasons and file it in the office of the  state board of elections.    3.  Upon  the  completion of the canvass the board shall make separate  tabulated statements, signed by the members of the board or  a  majority  thereof,  of  the  number  of votes cast for all the candidates for each  office voted for, the number of votes cast for each of such  candidates,  the  number  of  votes  cast  in each county for each of them and if the  voters of any one district of the state voted for  any  such  candidate,  the  name and number of such district, the determination of the board as  to the persons elected to each office, the number  of  votes  cast  upon  each  ballot  proposal, the number of votes cast in favor of and against  each respectively, and the determination of the board as to  whether  it  was adopted or rejected.    4. Such tabulated statements shall be filed and recorded in the office  of the state board of elections. Thereupon, the state board of elections  shall transmit a certified copy of each such statement of votes cast for  candidates  for  any  office  to  the  person shown thereby to have been  elected to such office.  The state board of elections  shall  prepare  a  general  certificate  under  the  seal  of the state and attested by the  members of the state board of  elections,  addressed  to  the  house  of  representatives of the United States, of the due election of all persons  chosen  at  that  election as representatives of this state in congress,  and shall transmit the same to the  house  of  representatives.  If  any  person  so  chosen  at  such  election shall have been elected to fill a  vacancy in the office of representative in congress,  the  statement  of  the state board of elections shall so specify.

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Statutes > New-york > Eln > Article-9 > Title-2 > 9-216

§  9-216.  Canvass  of  statements of general and special elections by  state board of canvassers. 1. The state board of elections shall be  the  state  board of canvassers. The records of the state board of canvassers  shall be kept in the custody of the  state  board  of  elections,  which  shall  assign  a  deputy  or other assistant to act as the clerk of said  board of canvassers.    2. The state board of canvassers shall canvass the certified copies of  the statements of the county board of canvassers of  each  county.  They  shall canvass first the statements, if any, for the offices of president  and  vice-president  and  next the statements, if any, for the office of  member of the state senate, and next the statements,  if  any,  for  the  office  of  member  of  the state assembly.   Three members of the board  shall constitute a quorum. The state board of canvassers shall  meet  on  or  before  the  fifteenth day, or, in a year when electors of president  and vice-president are chosen on or before the first  Monday  after  the  first  Wednesday,  of  December  next  after  each general election, and  within  forty  days  after  each  special  election,  to  canvass   such  statements.  The board may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding a term  of five days. If any member of the board shall dissent from  a  decision  of  the  board  or  shall  protest against any of the proceedings of the  board as irregular, he shall state such dissent or protest in a  writing  signed by him setting forth his reasons and file it in the office of the  state board of elections.    3.  Upon  the  completion of the canvass the board shall make separate  tabulated statements, signed by the members of the board or  a  majority  thereof,  of  the  number  of votes cast for all the candidates for each  office voted for, the number of votes cast for each of such  candidates,  the  number  of  votes  cast  in each county for each of them and if the  voters of any one district of the state voted for  any  such  candidate,  the  name and number of such district, the determination of the board as  to the persons elected to each office, the number  of  votes  cast  upon  each  ballot  proposal, the number of votes cast in favor of and against  each respectively, and the determination of the board as to  whether  it  was adopted or rejected.    4. Such tabulated statements shall be filed and recorded in the office  of the state board of elections. Thereupon, the state board of elections  shall transmit a certified copy of each such statement of votes cast for  candidates  for  any  office  to  the  person shown thereby to have been  elected to such office.  The state board of elections  shall  prepare  a  general  certificate  under  the  seal  of the state and attested by the  members of the state board of  elections,  addressed  to  the  house  of  representatives of the United States, of the due election of all persons  chosen  at  that  election as representatives of this state in congress,  and shall transmit the same to the  house  of  representatives.  If  any  person  so  chosen  at  such  election shall have been elected to fill a  vacancy in the office of representative in congress,  the  statement  of  the state board of elections shall so specify.

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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Eln > Article-9 > Title-2 > 9-216

§  9-216.  Canvass  of  statements of general and special elections by  state board of canvassers. 1. The state board of elections shall be  the  state  board of canvassers. The records of the state board of canvassers  shall be kept in the custody of the  state  board  of  elections,  which  shall  assign  a  deputy  or other assistant to act as the clerk of said  board of canvassers.    2. The state board of canvassers shall canvass the certified copies of  the statements of the county board of canvassers of  each  county.  They  shall canvass first the statements, if any, for the offices of president  and  vice-president  and  next the statements, if any, for the office of  member of the state senate, and next the statements,  if  any,  for  the  office  of  member  of  the state assembly.   Three members of the board  shall constitute a quorum. The state board of canvassers shall  meet  on  or  before  the  fifteenth day, or, in a year when electors of president  and vice-president are chosen on or before the first  Monday  after  the  first  Wednesday,  of  December  next  after  each general election, and  within  forty  days  after  each  special  election,  to  canvass   such  statements.  The board may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding a term  of five days. If any member of the board shall dissent from  a  decision  of  the  board  or  shall  protest against any of the proceedings of the  board as irregular, he shall state such dissent or protest in a  writing  signed by him setting forth his reasons and file it in the office of the  state board of elections.    3.  Upon  the  completion of the canvass the board shall make separate  tabulated statements, signed by the members of the board or  a  majority  thereof,  of  the  number  of votes cast for all the candidates for each  office voted for, the number of votes cast for each of such  candidates,  the  number  of  votes  cast  in each county for each of them and if the  voters of any one district of the state voted for  any  such  candidate,  the  name and number of such district, the determination of the board as  to the persons elected to each office, the number  of  votes  cast  upon  each  ballot  proposal, the number of votes cast in favor of and against  each respectively, and the determination of the board as to  whether  it  was adopted or rejected.    4. Such tabulated statements shall be filed and recorded in the office  of the state board of elections. Thereupon, the state board of elections  shall transmit a certified copy of each such statement of votes cast for  candidates  for  any  office  to  the  person shown thereby to have been  elected to such office.  The state board of elections  shall  prepare  a  general  certificate  under  the  seal  of the state and attested by the  members of the state board of  elections,  addressed  to  the  house  of  representatives of the United States, of the due election of all persons  chosen  at  that  election as representatives of this state in congress,  and shall transmit the same to the  house  of  representatives.  If  any  person  so  chosen  at  such  election shall have been elected to fill a  vacancy in the office of representative in congress,  the  statement  of  the state board of elections shall so specify.