Contractions and Possessive Forms. Contractions and possessive forms may be written with all letters connected or may be written separately. Either way is correct. Contestants and coaches shall be allowed a time not to exceed 15 minutes to examine test papers before the results are made official. Contestants and coaches are not allowed to bring pencils or pens into the verification room.
Papers are to be kept in the room.
If errors are found either in the grading or recording of scores these should be reported to the contest director at that time. The contest director will make a decision, and, if necessary, make a change in the unofficial rankings. Once the verification period has expired, the contest director should announce results as official. Official results will be final. Contestants and coaches who are not present at the verification period forfeit their opportunity to raise questions.