A. During the official canvass of an election, the county canvassing board, upon written request of any candidate in the election or upon receipt of a written petition of twenty-five voters of the county, shall make, in the presence of the district judge, a recheck and comparison of the results shown on the official returns being canvassed with the results appearing on the alphanumeric printout of the contest, candidates and vote totals of each voting machine used in the election.

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B. The necessary corrections, if any, shall be made on the returns, and the results of the election, as shown by the recheck and comparison, shall be declared.