State Act
Section 48
Art. 48 – The election committee 27[of the board shall be composed of the president of the board, the attorney and the registrar, the president of the board being the president of the committee]. one1n. ame for All the elections shall be held by open ballot and each list should have the effective member and another one for his substitute. The voting shall be conducted by the listing of the electors present personally. 2. The election proceedings shall be presided over and conducted by the officer to be appointed by the District Collector, for the purpose; 3. After the conclusion of the election proceedings, the Officer appointed by the District Collector shall declare the results. Thereafter, the minutes of the election meeting shall be written and signed by the registrar in the minutes book of the Comunidade specifying therein all the facts occurred, registering protests, if any, and recording the announcement of the results. The minutes shall be countersigned by the Officer appointed by the District Collector.