Canvass by the provincial board.
Section 155
SEC. 155. Canvass by the provincial board. — The provincial board of canvassers shall meet as soon as possible within the fifteen days next following the day of the election and the provincial treasurer shall then produce before it the statements of the election returns in the precincts which may have been delivered to him. As soon as all the statements are before it, the provincial board of canvassers shall proceed to make a canvass of all the votes cast in the province for national and provincial offices, and upon the completion of the canvass, shall make, as the case may be, a statement of all the votes received by each candidate for the President and Vice-President, a statement of all the votes for the office of Member of the National Assembly for each legislative district, and a statement of all the votes for provincial officers. Upon the completion of each statement, the board shall proclaim, in accordance therewith, who has been elected to the National Assembly from each legislative district, and who has been elected for each provincial office. With regard to the election of President and Vice-President, the board shall merely state the number of votes polled by the candidates for said offices and shall forthwith send the corresponding statement to the National Assembly. The candidates may appoint watchers to be present at and take note of all the proceedings of the provincial board of canvassers and of the committees and subcommittees which the latter may appoint.