95 Iowa 439 | Iowa | 1895
As to township boards, the law provides that “when the poll is closed, the judges shall proceed to ■canvass and ascertain the result of the election.” Code, section 622. It is then provided that: “When the canvass shall have been completed as provided by law, the clerks shall announce to the judges the total number of votes received for each candidate; at least one judge of the election shall then proclaim in a loud voice the total number of votes received for each of the persons voted for,” etc. Acts Twenty-fourth General Assembly, chapter 83, section 25. The law provides that the judges of the election shall make a return of the votes given for each person for each different office, and this return is to be canvassed by the board of supervisors. It is a return of the votes cast. The law requires the board of supervisors to “canvass the returns and make abstracts, stating in words * * * the name of each person voted for, and the number of votes given to each person for each different office.” Code, section 635. Both canvasses are of the votes. The one is from the ballots, and the other is from the returns. A conclusive thought, on this question, is this: The office in question is a county office. The result of the election is only declared by the county