§ 28.100.020. Contest procedure.  


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  • A.

    Notice of contest of an election shall be submitted in writing to the municipal clerk within nine days after the election commission has adopted its report of the results of the election.

    B.

    The notice of contest shall:

    1.

    Specify the election being contested,

    2.

    The grounds of the contest,

    3.

    Shall bear the notarized signatures of the candidate or the qualified voters bringing the contest, and

    4.

    Shall contain the printed or typed names and residence addresses of the candidate or qualified voters, and

    5.

    Shall designate two persons as representatives and include the phone numbers, mailing addresses, and residence addresses of the representatives.

    C.

    The assembly shall vote whether to hear the contest or to certify the results of the contested election at a meeting held pursuant to AMC 28.85.040A. in accordance with the reports of the election commission and municipal clerk. If the assembly decides to hear the contest, it may appoint one or more persons to take evidence concerning the grounds for the contest and report to the assembly.

(GAAB 7.05.200; CAC 2.68.550; AO No. 85-75; AO No. 2004-176, § 12, 6-1-05; AO No. 2013-130(S-1), § 9, 1-14-14; AO No. 2017-29(S) , § 47, 6-1-17)