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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 3. ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
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Chapter 3-8. TABULATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS |
Section 3-806. TABULATION PROCEDURES
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806.1The tabulation of votes shall be started immediately on Election Day after the close of polls, and shall be conducted under the direct supervision of the Executive Director or his or her designee.
806.2Whenever votes are counted by machines, the Executive Director shall utilize personnel qualified to operate the system. Additional personnel may be employed to perform such tasks as may be deemed necessary by the Executive Director.
806.3Only those persons authorized by the Board, including credentialed poll watchers and election observers, shall be admitted to the Counting Center while tabulation is in progress.
806.4All valid ballots shall be counted by mechanical tabulation unless otherwise determined by the Executive Director.
806.5Special Ballots, together with any damaged ballots received from the polling places, shall be tabulated separately at a time designated by the Executive Director.
806.6The valid votes recorded on damaged ballots shall be reproduced on duplicate ballots, in the presence of watchers, with the original and the reproduced ballots marked for identification with corresponding serial numbers.
806.7The reproduced duplicate ballots, which have converted the votes on the damaged ballots to a machine readable form, shall be tabulated by machine.
806.8Federal write-in absentee ballots shall be reproduced and tabulated in the same manner as damaged ballots, in accordance with §§ 806.6 - 806.7.
806.9A Special Ballot cast by a voter who votes in a precinct that does not serve the address listed on the Board’s registration records shall not be counted.
806.10A count of the number of ballots tallied for a precinct, ballots tallied by groups of precincts and city-wide, shall be accumulated.
806.11The total of votes cast for each candidate whose name appears pre-printed on the ballot shall be calculated by precinct and city-wide.
806.12The total number of write-in votes marked by voters shall be reported for each contest.
806.13The total number of votes cast for each write-in nominee shall be calculated only in contests where at least one individual has timely filed an Affirmation of Write-in Candidacy in accordance with Section 602 of this title, and:
(a) There is no candidate printed on the ballot in order to determine a winner, or;
(b) The total number of write-in votes reported, under § 806.12, is sufficient to elect a write-in candidate.
806.14Following tabulation of all ballots, a consolidated report shall be produced showing the total votes cast and counted for all offices and ballot questions. Unless otherwise mandated by the Board, the consolidated ballot report shall be made by precinct.