§ 168.25Board of city election commissioners; membership, quorum, chairman; absences,

appointment of acting member.
 Sec. 25.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, unless otherwise provided by a
 charter adopted by a majority vote of the people voting on the adoption thereof, the city clerk,
 the city attorney and the city assessor shall constitute the board of city election commissioners
 for each city, 2 of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. The city clerk shall
 act as chairman of the board. Should only 1 of said officers be in attendance on the day
 appointed for a meeting of the board, the officer in attendance shall appoint a qualified and
 registered elector of said city to act in the absentee's stead, during the period of nonattendance.