All recounts provided for under sections 878 to 894 must be conducted by the boards of county canvassers, subject to the direction, supervision, and control of the board of state canvassers. The board of state canvassers shall prescribe the time and the place where the recount of any votes must be conducted, which recount must be in public. The board of state canvassers shall provide each board of county canvassers with rules and regulations that in the opinion of the board of state canvassers are necessary to conduct the recount in a fair, impartial, and uniform manner. Observance of the rules and regulations must be enforced by the board of state canvassers or the board's representatives.