The City Council shall elect a Bipartisan Board
of Canvassers and Registration for the city consisting of three qualified
electors of the city, not more than two of whom shall belong to the
same political party. At the same time, the City Council shall elect
a clerk for the Bipartisan Board of Canvassers and Registration.
In case any person elected as a member of the
Board of Canvassers and Registration, or the clerk of the Board, shall
decline to serve or neglect to qualify, or a vacancy shall occur in
the Board for any cause, such office or vacancy shall be filled by
the City Council for the unexpired term of the member or the clerk.
One member of the Board of Canvassers and Registration
shall be elected by the City Council as presiding officer of the Board.
The Board of Canvassers and Registration shall
have an office in the City Hall, which shall be open at all times
as required by law.
The provisions of this article are adopted pursuant
to the authority of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the General Laws of the
state. The Board of Canvassers and Registration shall carry out all
the provisions that are set forth in such chapter and all other provisions
of law pertaining to Boards of Canvassers and Registration.