18.45.040 Procedure for recount.
A. The clerk shall have the canvass board perform the recount using the ballot tabulation system designated by the clerk.
B. The canvass board shall:
1. Review all ballots to determine which ballots, or parts of ballots, were properly marked and which ballots are to be counted in the recount;
2. Check the accuracy of the original count and all documentation provided by the clerk and election officials;
3. Check the number of ballots issued and cast to the amount distributed:
a. At each precinct;
b. At each early voting location;
c. By absentee by mail.
C. The ballots and other election materials shall remain in the custody of the clerk during the recount and the highest degree of care shall be exercised to protect the ballots against alteration or mutilation.
D. The recount shall be completed within 10 calendar days of the date the application is received.
E. The clerk may employ additional personnel necessary to assist in the recount. (Ord. 18-003 § 11, 2018; Ord. 14-009 § 3, 2014; Ord. 620 § 12, 2004; Ord. 571 § 16, 2001; Ord. 546 § 47, 1999; Ord. 534 § 15, 1998; Ord. 515 § 3, 1997)