§ 16.1-15-02 — Board of election to generate canvass reports - Location - Public may attend

attend.
After the polls are closed, the inspector of elections and the judges immediately shall
generate the canvass report from the voting system. The ballots counted by the machine must
be equal in number with the names on the poll clerks' lists. If the numbers are not equal, the
pollbooks are to be rechecked to find the discrepancy. The canvass must continue without
adjournment until completed and must be open to the public. Ballots may not be removed to
another location before the canvass report is generated after the ballot boxes have been
opened. Except in unusual and compelling circumstances, the canvass shall occur at the polling
place. If good and substantial reasons exist for the removal of the ballots and election records to
another location for canvass, the removal must be approved by the election board. Upon
approval of a change of location by the election board as provided in this section, the

approximate time and location of the canvass must be prominently posted on the main entrance
to the polling place, the ballots and records must be moved in the presence of the election
board, and the canvass as provided in this chapter must proceed immediately upon arrival at
the alternate location.