Chapter 9. Counting of
Ballots
§901. Counting of ballots; announcement of unofficial results.
§902. Certification of election results.
§903. Local Counting and Tabulating Committee.
§904. Rejected ballots.
§905. Imperfectly marked ballots void.
§906. Spoiled ballot.
§907. Ballot not rejected for technical error.
§908. Only invalid portion rejected.
§909. Write-in votes.
§901. Counting of
ballots; announcement of unofficial results.
The Election Commissioner shall
establish a Counting and Tabulation Committee composed of not less than
five members. The said committee shall publicly count and tally all
votes cast and determine the acceptability thereof. Each candidate
or his authorized representative shall be entitled to be present at the
tabulation of the votes. Upon the completion of the counting and
tabulation of all votes cast, public announcement of the unofficial
results shall be made.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§902. Certification of
election results.
Upon completion of the counting and
tabulation of election results, the Election Commissioner shall certify
the election results and declare the winning candidates.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§903. Local Counting
and Tabulating Committee.
In election districts or precincts
outside Yap Islands Proper, the Election Commissioner may appoint a local
committee to count, tabulate, certify and report votes in such manner and
according to such rules and regulations as the Election Commissioner may
establish.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§904. Rejected
ballots.
All ballots which have been declared
invalid due to total defacement or other irregularity shall be sorted and
a notation placed upon them indicating that they are rejected ballots.
Upon completion of the counting of the ballots, the rejected ballots
shall be placed in the ballot box and returned by the counting and
tabulating committee to the Election Commissioner with the validly cast
ballots.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§905. Imperfectly
marked ballots void.
Two or more markings in one voting
square or a mark made partly within and partly without a voting square or
space do not make a ballot void.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§906. Spoiled
ballot.
Any voter who spoils a ballot may
return it to a member of the election board and receive another in its
place, one at a time, not to exceed three in all.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§907. Ballot not
rejected for technical error.
No ballot shall be rejected for any
technical error unless it is impossible to determine the voter's choice,
even though the ballot is spoiled or partially defaced.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§908. Only invalid
portion rejected.
If for any reason, a ballot is
imperfectly marked or if it is impossible to determine the voter's choice
for any office, his ballot shall not be counted for that office, but the
rest of his ballot, if properly marked, shall be counted.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.
§909. Write-in
votes.
Any name written upon a ballot shall
be counted as a vote for the person whose name is so written for the
office under which it is written.
Source: YSL 2-81 §1, modified.