Canvass by the board.
Section 48
SEC. 48. Canvass by the board.—The Board of Canvassers shall meet not later than seven o'clock in the evening of election day at the place designated by the Commission to canvass the election returns that may have already been received. It shall meet continuously from day to day until the canvass is completed, and may adjourn but only for the purpose of awaiting the other election returns from other voting centers within its jurisdiction. Each time the board adjourns, it shall make a total of all the votes canvassed so far for each candidate affixing their signatures, and thumbmarks after each total, furnishing the Commission in Manila by the fastest means of communication a certified copy thereof, and making available the data contained therein to the mass media and other interested parties. As soon as the other election returns are delivered the board shall immediately resume canvassing until all the returns have been canvassed. The respective Board of Canvassers shall prepare a certificate of canvass, duly signed and affixed with the imprint of the thumb of the right hand of each member, supported by a statement of the votes received by each candidate in each voting center and on the basis thereof, shall proclaim as elected the candidates who obtained the highest number of votes.