The Election Commission shall constitute the Board of Canvassers to canvass the votes cast at all city elections. If any of such persons are candidates for office at an election to be canvassed, such person shall not be a member of the Board of Canvassers at such election, and the Council shall designate a person to act in his stead. A majority of the members of such board shall be a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board. In the absence of a quorum, the member present may create a quorum, as permitted by law. The Board of Canvassers shall meet at the City Hall at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on the second day following each city election, and publicly canvass the returns of such election, and shall determine the vote upon all questions and propositions, and declare whether the same have been adopted or rejected and which persons have been elected to office.
Editor's note:
The Eaton County Board of Canvassers acts as the City of Charlotte's Board of Canvassers pursuant to M.C.L.A. § 168.30a