Manner of conducting elections
 13. (1) An election in a district shall be held by mail or by electronic means. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (2) If the election is conducted by mail, the returning officer shall, (a) ensure that one ballot is mailed or delivered to each producer in the district; and (b) notify the producer of when they must mail or deliver the completed ballot to the returning officer. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (3) If the election is conducted by electronic means, the returning officer shall, (a) establish a method to allow producers to securely vote by electronic means; and (b) fix the period of time during which producers may vote electronically and inform the producers in the district. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (4) The votes shall be counted in accordance with the following procedure: 1. The returning officer shall fix a day on which the votes are to be counted. 2. The local board and the Commission may each appoint one scrutineer, if they choose do so, no later than one week before the day on which votes are to be counted. 3. Any scrutineer appointed in accordance with paragraph 2 is entitled to be present for the counting of the votes. 4. If the election is conducted by mail, the returning officer shall not accept a ballot if, i. it was mailed or delivered to the returning officer after the date referred to in clause (2) (b), ii. it contains votes for more persons than available vacancies, iii. it contains any information or was accompanied by any information that could be used to identify the voter, or iv. it is in a form that was not supplied by the local board. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (5) The returning officer shall prepare a report that sets out, (a) the total number of votes cast; (b) the number of votes cast and the number of votes allowed for each candidate; and (c) the number of ballots that were not accepted by the returning officer. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (6) The returning officer shall deliver the report to the local board. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (7) The returning officer shall declare the candidate or candidates who received the largest number of votes to have been elected to the local board and notify the producers of the candidates who have been elected and the number of votes allowed for each candidate. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (8) Any candidate who was not elected may request that the votes be recounted by delivering a written notice to the local board no later than seven days after being notified under subsection (7). O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (9) If the returning officer receives a notice under subsection (8), the officer shall conduct a recount of the ballots at which any scrutineers present during the initial counting of the votes as well as each candidate, or a person designated by the candidate, are entitled to be present. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (10) The results of a recount are final. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (11) In the case of a tie vote, the returning officer shall select between the candidates by lot. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (12) Subsection (11) does not apply if a candidate has already been selected by lot and a recount confirms a tie vote between the same candidates. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (13) The returning officer shall retain the ballots for at least 15 days after the votes are counted in accordance with subsection (4) or for any longer period as necessary to facilitate any recount. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (14) Once the period referred to in subsection (13) has elapsed, the returning officer shall destroy the ballots. O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (1). (15) Revoked: O. Reg. 334/19, s. 1 (2).