§ 168.747Contested election; challenged voters' ballots, identification in court

Sec. 747.



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     In case of a contested election, on the trial thereof before any court of competent
 jurisdiction, it shall be competent for either party to the cause to have produced in court the
 ballot boxes, ballots and poll books used at the election out of which the cause has arisen, and
 to introduce evidence proving or tending to prove that any person named on such poll lists was
 an unqualified voter at the election aforesaid, and that the ballot of such person was received.
 On such trial, the correspondence of the number endorsed on a ballot as herein provided with
 the number of the ballot placed opposite the name of any person on the poll lists shall be
 received as prima facie proof that such ballot was cast by such person: Provided, That the
 ballot of no person shall be inspected or identified under the provisions of this chapter unless
 such person shall consent thereto in writing, or unless such person has been convicted of
 falsely swearing in such ballot, or unless the fact that such person was an unqualified elector at
 the time of casting such ballot has been determined.