The Tellers Committee determines if there is a reason to inform the Chapter President of any totals. The President, with the consent of the Administrative Council, determines if an announcement of any vote totals should be made. Also, the Tellers Committee will communicate by telephone or by electronic mail the election results to the current Chapter President. After the Tellers Committee has communicated the report of the election results to the current Chapter President, the committee will then notify each candidate of the results of the election. After the Tellers Committee has communicated the report of the election results to all candidates, the committee will then notify the Chapter newsletter editor, the Chapter Webmaster, and the STC Office in Arlington, Virginia, of the results of the election.
Members have the right to challenge the results for a particular office or the entire election.
A challenge must be received by the current President within 10 days after the first general announcement of election results, whether the first announcement is made at a program meeting, on the chapter Website, or in other notices to the Chapter membership. If they cannot reach a consensus, the matter is decided by a majority vote of the Administrative Council. Any members of the Administrative Council who signed the challenge or who were candidates for an office included in the challenge do not vote. If required to settle any challenge to the election results, the Administrative Council, by a simple majority vote, may order the manager of the Tellers Committee to turn over all voting materials to the Council. No member of the Administrative Council who signed a challenge or who is a candidate for an office that is challenged may vote on this order.