The canvass committee may request the assistance of the City Clerk to investigate the challenges made. Any city voter may appear to give testimony concerning the challenged ballots. The canvass committee shall deliver the challenged ballots to the City Council and submit a report of its finding. The canvass committee may accept or reject a challenge. If a challenge is upheld, the ballot challenged shall not be opened and counted, but it shall be saved as are other ballots. If a challenge is rejected, the ballot shall be counted with the absentee ballots. The City Clerk shall notify a voter whose ballot is not counted that the challenge against the voter was upheld.
(Ord. No. 2001-06, passed 5-22-01)