§ 4.32.040. Verification of voting machines.

A.

Procedure:

1.

The Tuesday after each election, the board, as a part of its canvass, shall verify the votes cast on the voting machines. The Tuesday after the general election, the board shall inspect for votes cast for write-in candidates, and a tabulation of all the votes cast shall become a part of the official canvass. The board shall verify the votes cast as shown by the print-outs of each machine used in each precinct in each election according to the technology used. The verification shall be open to the public.

2.

Upon completion of verification, the members of the board shall sign a certification that every counter used in the election has been canvassed and verified.

3.

At the time of submitting the certified copies of returns, the board shall furnish a copy of the certification.

B.

If upon verification, it is found that the original returns incorrectly have been made from any machine or machines, a statement in writing shall be prepared, giving in detail as to each machine, the result of the verification. The statement shall be witnessed by the persons present and shall be filed with the other returns of the election. This return then shall supersede the returns filed by the judges of the precinct in which the unofficial count was made.

C.

If during the verification, any discrepancy cannot be reconciled, the board, after the expiration of the time within which petition for recount may be made, shall provide an examination and test of the machine to determine the cause, if any, of the discrepancy in the returns from the machine and shall notify each candidate of the time and place of the examination and test.

(Ord. O-33-07 Revised Amended § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. O-71-94 § 1 (part); prior code § 7A-84)

(Ord. No. O-27-16, § I, 7-25-2016)