TITLE 13. ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 16. RECOUNTS AND TIE VOTES

Part 3. Recounts Under Court Order

Presumption Of Incorrectness From Failure To Comply With Provisions For Counting Votes

13-16-303. Presumption of incorrectness from failure to comply with provisions for counting votes. If it appears from a verified application that the election judges failed to comply with the provisions of 13-15-206, that is sufficient cause for believing that the election judges did not correctly ascertain the number of votes cast for the applicant or ballot issue.

History: En. Sec. 193, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4104; amd. Sec. 175, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 414, L. 2003.