Section GOV.03.15 — Vote Recount

(a) Candidates may request a recount of the election results in relation to the office for which they had run, if a written request is submitted to the Election Board judge within three (3) working days of the election.

(1) The Election Board, following receipt of a request, will hold a recount when the margin of difference between the vote tally of the winner of the race and the candidate submitting the request is 10 votes or less.

(2) When the margin of difference is greater than 10 votes, the request for a recount shall require approval by the majority of the Election Board.

(b) The Election Board shall hold the recount that is within five (5) working days of the recount request. The Election Board will notify all affected candidates and publicly post the notice of the recount. The Election Board shall conduct the recount in a clear and open manner. The Election Board shall keep a record of the recount and process.

(c) The Election Board will recount the votes manually. Only the contested race will be recounted.

(d) Once each ballot is counted, the votes will be tallied and the results certified consistent with this Ordinance.

(e) The candidate for the affected office and his/her witness may observe the recount and may ask questions about ballots and the process, but shall not participate in the recount process or be disruptive to that process.

(f) Tribal members and authorized law enforcement may be present in the room where the recount is occurring, so long as they are quiet, conduct themselves in an orderly fashion and do not disrupt the process. The Election Board may designate where such observers can be seated.