ELECTIONS 1555

as to general and special elections, and as provided in Section 255 thereof
as to primary elections, upon receipt of which notice said Supervisors shall
proceed as directed by Section 263 of this Article.

1937, ch. 94, sec. 224S.

278. Whenever it shall appear that there is a discrepancy in the re-
turns of any precinct, or, upon petition of three voters of any precinct,
verified by affidavit, that an error, although not apparent on the face of
the returns, has been committed therein, the Board of Canvassers shall,
at any time prior to the completion of the computation of all of the returns
for the city, summon the judges of election of the precinct, and said judges,
in the presence of said Board, shall make a record of the number of the
seal upon the voting machine, and the number on the protective counter
or other device, shall make visible the registering counters of such machine,
and, without unlocking the machine against voting, shall recanvass the vote
cast thereon. Before making such recanvass, the said Board shall give
notice in writing to the custodian of voting machines, and to each candi-
date, and to the chairman of the city committee of each party affected by the
canvass, and each such candidate may be present in person, or by attorney,
and each of such parties may send two representatives to be present at
such recanvass. If, upon such recanvass, it shall be found that the original
canvass of the returns has been correctly made from the machine, and that
the discrepancy still remains unaccounted for, the said Board, with the as-
sistance of the custodian, in the presence of the judges of election and the
authorized candidates and representatives, shall unlock the voting and
counting mechanism of the machine, and shall proceed thoroughly to ex-
amine and test the machine to determine and reveal the true cause or causes,
if any, of the discrepancy in returns from such machine. Each counter shall
be reset at zero (000) before it is tested, after which it shall be operated
at least one hundred times. After the completion of such examination and
test, the custodian shall then and there prepare a statement, in writing,
giving in detail the result of the examination and test, and such statement
shall be witnessed by the persons present, and shall be filed with the said
Board. If, upon such recanvass, it shall appear that the original canvass
of the returns by the election officers was incorrect, the said returns and all
papers being prepared by the said Board shall be corrected accordingly.

1937, ch. 94, sec. 224T.

279. (a) The Board of Supervisors of Elections shall designate a per-
son or persons who shall have the custody of the voting machines of the city,
and the keys therefor, when the machines are not in use at an election, and
shall provide for his compensation and for the safe storage and care of the
machines and keys.

(b) All voting machines, when not in use, shall be properly boxed or
covered, and stored in a suitable place or places as provided by this section.

1937, ch. 94, sec. 224U.

280. Any judge of election, or other person, who shall violate any of
the provisions of this sub-title, or who shall tamper with, or injure, or at-
tempt to injure, any voting machine to be used or being used in an election,
or who shall prevent, or attempt to prevent, the correct operation of such
machine, or any unauthorized person who shall make or have in his posses-