CA 357 Section 161

Municipal board of canvassers.

Section 161

SEC. 161. Municipal board of canvassers. — (a) The municipal council shall constitute the municipal board of canvassers excluding those who were candidates, who shall be replaced by the Secretary of the Interior 1 with voters of the same party. (b) For the first election in a new municipality, the provincial board shall act as board of canvassers to proclaim the result of the municipal election.

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