W. Va. Code R. § 178-1A-10

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 178-1A-10 - Receipt and Counting Ballots

10.1. A list of horsemen to whom ballots are mailed shall be made available to the public.

10.2. The votes of individual horsemen shall be kept confidential, and may not be made available to any person. However, a current list of those horsemen who have voted shall be available for inspection.

10.3. Incoming ballots shall be verified against a master list of horsemen and ballot numbers.

10.4. Only ballots postmarked on or before the ballot return cut-off date shall be counted by the Commission staff. The Commission shall set a date and time for counting the ballots, such date to be no sooner than ten (10) days nor longer than fifteen (15) days after the ballot return cut-off date, and the Commission shall notify the competing organizations of such date and time. Representatives from the competing organizations may be present for the counting, but such representatives may neither participate in the counting nor see any completed ballots. The organization receiving a majority of the votes counted by the Commission shall be designated the organization representing the majority of the horsemen at the racetrack for all purposes.

W. Va. Code R. § 178-1A-10