1.03.140 Unofficial and Official Results

(a) Following the counting of confirmed ballots, the Election Board shall:

(1) make a written statement of the number of confirmed votes and the number of rejected ballots;

(2) Sign the written statement showing the unofficial results;

(3) Publicly announce the unofficial winners of all elective positions and results of any referendum question(s); and

(4) Release the signed statement showing the number of votes that were cast at the time of the Election, the amount of votes for each candidate, and results of any referendum question(s).

(b) Absent any appeals, the Election Board shall declare the official winners of all elective positions after five (5) business days, or, until a Write-In Candidate's verification of Eligibility is completed.

(c) In the event appeals are filed that only impacts certain elective positions, the remaining unaffected elective positions shall be declared the official winners after five (5) business days and results of unaffected referendum question(s) shall be certified.

(d) In the event of a tie the Election Board shall recount the ballots for the position in question, and:

(1) After the confirmation of a tie, the Election Board shall call for a Special Election one (1) week from the regular election, or as soon as possible; and

(2) In the event of a tie involving a Write-In Candidate, the Election Board shall verify the Write-In Candidate's eligibility prior to calling for a Special Election. If the Write-In Candidate is deemed ineligible for the elective position, then the Candidate with the highest vote will be declared the unofficial winner.

(3) In the Special Election, only the Candidate(s) who have tied will be on the ballot and a Caucus will not be held. All other requirements for Election must be followed.

(e) A swearing-in ceremony for successful Candidates for elective positions shall be held within thirty (30) days of the release of Official Results by the Election Board.

(f) In the event the successful Candidate for a position fails to take office for any reason, including a successful appeal of the Election results, the position will be filled by a Special Election to be held as soon as practicable in accordance with this chapter.