If the inspector is not present at the hour appointed, the precinct election officials present shall select one of their number to return the ballots to the county returning officer.
History: (Code 1876, §263; Code 1886, §356; Code 1896, §1592; Code 1907, §361; Code 1923, §451; Code 1940, T. 17, §134; §17-6-12; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §41.)