The commissioners of election, respectively, shall, as judicial officers, decide all cases of protest or contest that may arise, subject to appeal to the Board of State Canvassers. The decision of the commissioners of election shall be final and conclusive evidence of the result of the election, unless appealed from within five days, in which case a decision of the Board of State Canvassers shall be final and conclusive evidence of the election on all questions of fact. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-162; 1952 Code Section 14-162; 1942 Code Section 3034; 1932 Code Section 3034; Civ. C. '22 Section 726; Civ. C. '12 Section 642; Civ. C. '02 Section 577; 1899 (23) 77.
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