Request by returning officer for recount

(1) If the difference between the number of votes cast for the candidate with the most votes and the number cast for any other candidate is less than 1/1000 of the votes cast, the returning officer shall make a request to a judge for a recount within four days after the results are validated.

Notice to candidates

(2) The returning officer shall notify each candidate or his or her official agent in writing of the request for a recount.

Recount automatic

(3) The judge shall fix the date for the recount to be conducted within four days after he or she receives the request.

Documents to be supplied

(4) The returning officer shall attend the recount and shall bring all relevant election materials including

(a) the ballot boxes;

(b) the statements of the vote used to validate the results; and

(c) all ballots cast and statements of the vote made in accordance with Part 11.