Kan. Admin. Regs. § 49-12-6 - Results forwarded to commissioner; contested ballot procedure
After said affidavit of compliance has been mailed or delivered the parties shall then jointly count and tabulate the ballots. The results of said counting of ballots shall be certified to by both parties with any differences to be noted by special affidavit by either party that feels aggrieved, and a joint tally sheet shall be signed by both parties. The results of the election shall be placed in a sealed envelope and mailed first-class mail to the commissioner at Topeka. All contested ballots or challenged ballots shall be mailed to the commissioner by separate parcel or delivered to his supervisor or observer present at the election without being ruled upon by the interested parties' observers present at the election. The ballots shall be sealed and mailed to the commissioner's office under procedure to be given by the commissioner to the interested parties.
The commissioner shall certify the results of the election upon receipt of the various affidavits of compliance, tally sheets, ballots, and challenged ballots.
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