Judges of Election are responsible for providing a full accounting of the ballots cast in the election and announcing the results of the election to the membership. The sample Ballot Tally Certification at Appendix K, which includes a ballot recap and the election results, can be used to fulfill both of these purposes.
To account for all ballots cast in the election, officials should enter the number of valid ballots counted. the number of totally void ballots. and the number of unresolved challenged ballots in the ballot recap section of the Ballot Tally Certification. Added together, these three entries should equal the total number of ballots cast in the election. Judges of Election should also enter vote totals for each candidate in the election results section. entering "none" where appropriate. Before entering the tally results, Judges of Election should double check the figures with vote totals on the tally sheets and the vote summary sheet for accuracy.
Judges of Election should sign the Ballot Tally Certification and request Watchers to sign in the appropriate spaces. Watchers are not required to sign the certification, however, if they choose not to do so.
Judges of Election may wish to post copies of the completed certification at the union hall and the work site(s), give copies to candidates. and provide a copy to union officials when making their final report on the election. The original certification should be kept by the union with the ballots and other election records for at least on year. as required by federal law.
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