(a) In any city election, the city clerk is authorized to perform any hand count(s) the city clerk deems necessary to check the accuracy of the count produced by the central vote tabulating equipment, or to cause, authorize, or direct others to perform such hand count(s), including any county officer in charge of elections who is administering any consolidated election in which the city is participating.
(b) The percentage of ballots or voting areas subject to any hand count(s) shall be at the discretion of the city clerk.
(c) A hand count authorized by this section does not supersede the count produced by the central vote tabulating equipment, which is the official count.
(d) The city clerk shall promulgate rules, regulations, procedures, and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)