§ 16.1-15-33 — State canvassing board - Membership - Oath - Quorum - Compensation

The clerk of the supreme court, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, and the chairman,
or chairman's designee, of the state committee of the two political parties which cast the highest
vote for governor at the last general election at which a governor was elected shall constitute
the state canvassing board. The duties of the state canvassing board consist of examining the
returns of votes cast at the elections received from the various counties, verifying the computed
final results in any reasonable manner adopted by the board and which may incorporate the use
of any electronic technology or system approved by the secretary of state, and certifying the
results on the basis of the canvass. After taking the oath required of civil officers, the board shall
proceed to canvass publicly the election returns made by the county auditors. Three members
of the board constitute a quorum and may make the canvass provided for in this chapter and
certify to the result thereof. If less than a quorum attend on the day appointed for a meeting of
the board, the members attending may summon other state officers until there is a sufficient
number to constitute a quorum. Any other state officer, upon being notified by the members of
the board, shall attend without delay and act as a member of the board. Members of the board
may be compensated only for their expenses incurred in attending meetings in accordance with
sections 44-08-04 and 54-06-09. The compensation must be paid from the appropriation to the
secretary of state.