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- No individuals other than members of the Commission
and ballot counter shall be informed of the results of any tally,
including the number of ballots cast, until all polls have been
declared closed. However, nothing in this section shall prevent the
Elections Commission from allowing members of the Association to
inspect marked signature sheets and/or marked election receipts during
the election under the supervision of a member of the Commission,
provided that the security of these records is maintained.
- After the polls have been declared closed, the Elections
Commissioner shall make a reasonable attempt before the deadline
for filing declarations of intent to contact all candidates who
have a reasonable chance of being elected to office and who have
not filed such a declaration.
- The preliminary tally shall consist of a complete
tally of all those ballots cast on campus (the ``campus tally'');
plus all absentee ballots which were returned to the Commission
and tallied, and all overseas ballots which were cast, tallied,
and the results reported to the Commission, by the time that
the campus tally was finished. The preliminary tally shall be
completed and announced within seven days of the closing of the polls.
- The final tally shall consist of the complete tally
from the Stanford campus, all overseas campuses, and the absentee
ballots, provided that no absentee ballots received by the Commission
less than 4 days, nor any overseas ballot tallies reported to
the Commission less than 4 days, prior to the day on which the
Senate will consider the resolution(s) of certification, shall
be included in the final tally. Under no circumstances shall
ballots be tallied or the final tally altered after this deadline.
- No result may be certified except on the basis of the
final tally.
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