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Section 20January 5, 1988, Sec./Art. 20
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Boards of Canvassers. - There shall be a board of canvassers for each province, city and municipality as follows:
(a) Provincial Board of Canvassers. - The provincial board of canvassers shall be composed of the provincial election supervisor or a lawyer in the regional office of the Commission, as chairman, the provincial fiscal, as vice-chairman, and the provincial superintendent of schools, as member.
(b) City Board of Canvassers. - The city board of canvassers shall be composed of the city election registrar or a lawyer of the Commission, as chairman, the city fiscal, as vice-chairman, and the city superintendent of schools, as member. In cities with more than one election registrar, the Commission shall designate the election registrar who shall act as chairman.
(c) Municipal Board of Canvassers. - The municipal board of canvassers shall be composed of the election registrar or a representative of the Commission, as chairman, the municipal treasurer, as vice-chairman, and the most senior district school supervisor or in his absence a principal of the school district or the elementary school, as member.
The proceedings of the board of canvassers shall be open and public.
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