Tribal Law - Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico - Tribal Law

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Pueblo de San Ildefonso Code.

5.2.8.060 Counting the Ballots.

(a) At the close of the polls, the Election Commission shall count the votes as marked on the ballots. At the end of the tally, the Election Commission shall determine the total votes cast for each candidate or issue. These unofficial results shall be written down, together with the number of spoiled, rejected and unused ballots, and shall be certified by each member of the Election Commission by signing his or her name thereto.

(b) The tallying of the votes shall be open for public observation, but the public must remain at a distance of at least ten (10) feet from the Election Commissioners and the ballot box. The public must remain quiet and in no way interfere with the orderly tallying of the ballots. If order cannot be kept, the Election Commission shall halt the tallying until such time order has been restored.

(c) At the end of the tally, the Election Commission shall place the counted ballots, any spoiled ballots and any rejected ballots, in the ballot box. The ballot box shall be locked and sealed.