Title 6 — Elections

Ballots shall be counted in accordance with this chapter. In districts using paper ballots or cards, a ballot shall be counted even though that ballot has less names voted for than can be elected. If a ballot has more names voted for than can be elected, that ballot shall not be …

Immediately after the close of the polls, the district officials shall proceed to count the ballots in the manner as designated by the Chief Election Officer. For each election, the Chief Election Officer shall designate either that the ballot boxes be sealed and forwarded to a c…

(a) If there are more ballots than the poll book calls for, this shall be an overage; if less, it shall be an underage. The election officials shall make a note of this fact on a form to be provided by the Chief Election Officer. After making this notation, the election officials…

(a) The final duty of the district officials in the operation of the district shall be to gather all records and supplies delivered to them and return them to the sending official. (b) The used ballots shall be kept secure and handled only in the presence of authorized persons in…

On receipt of certified tabulations from the election officials concerned, the Chief Election Officer shall compile, certify, and release the election results. The number of persons to be elected receiving the highest number of votes in any representative district shall be declar…

The Chief Election Officer shall deliver certificates of election to the persons elected as determined under section 6.0805. These certificates shall be delivered only after the expiration of the time for bringing an election contest. If there is an election contest, the certific…