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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 num-
ber 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 ma-
chines, and to each candidate, 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 un-
accounted for, the said Board, with the assistance of the cus-
todian, in tie presence of the judges of election and the au-
thorized candidates and representatives, shall unlock the vot-
ing and counting mechanism of the machine, and shall proceed
thoroughly to examine 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 pre-
pare 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 can-
vass 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.

224-T.

(a) The Board of Supervisors of Election shall designate a
person 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 com-
pensation 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.