R 168.917 Board of county canvassers and of state canvasser representatives; duties.

Rule 17. (1) A representative of the board of county canvassers and the board of state canvassers shall be present during the opening of all ballot containers. A representative of the board of county canvassers shall dictate for the record, any part of which may be on forms provided by the board of state canvassers, the following: (a) The precinct being recounted. (b) Any unusual conditions relative to the ballot container. (c) The way the ballot container is sealed. (d) The ballot container’s seal number. (e) The condition of the seal. (f) The name and official position of the individual who unseals and opens the ballot container. (g) A description of any ballot package, ballot bag, or roll of ballots which is, may be, or is claimed to be involved in the recount, including the way the bag is sealed and the number on the seal. (2) The representative of the board of county canvassers shall also dictate for the record the entries contained in the poll book and statement book relative to the number of voters who voted at the election and the seal numbers with which ballot containers were sealed. (3) A representative of any interested party or of the board of state canvassers has the right to dictate any objection, proposed correction, or additional information into the record.