Municipal or municipal district board of canvassers.
Section 200
SEC. 200. Municipal or municipal district board of canvassers.— The municipal or municipal district board of canvassers shall be composed of the senior district supervisor or in his absence, the senior public school official or teacher who is not a member of the board of inspectors, as chairman, and the municipal or municipal district health officer, municipal or municipal district treasurer and two ranking public elementary school teachers, as members. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum, for the transaction of business, and a majority vote of those present shall be sufficient to render a decision of the body. In no case shall the Chairman and the members of the municipal or municipal district board of canvassers be related within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any of the candidates in their respective jurisdiction." In case of non-availability, absence, or disqualification due to relationship, or incapacity for any cause of the chairman, the Commission shall designate as substitute any of the aforementioned members of the board. With respect to the other members, the Commission shall appoint as substitute civil service eligibles who are registered voters of the municipality or municipal district. For the first election in a new municipal or municipal district, the provincial board of canvassers shall act as board of canvassers to proclaim the result of the municipal election.