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• File I`unofficial results with the Department of State—no later than noon of the 3`d day after any primary election and no later than noon on the 4th day after any general election or other election. Such returns shall in clued the canvass of all ballots required by Section 102.141 (2)FS. • In the counties that transmit precinct results via dedicated teleprocessing lines to a central �— location for compilation, the board must conduct a race by race comparison by precinct of the printed results from the polling places to a tabulation report produced at the central location from the original transmitted data. This must be completed prior to submission of final results. Rule I 5-2.016 FAC. Suggestion—Since all proceedings of the canvassing board must be publicly noticed,prepare the legal notice to cover anypossibility in the event the board needs additional time to canvass and there is not time to advertise any change in the schedule. Recount(if indicated)—Sections 102.141(7)and 102.166,FS; Rule 15-2.031,(Recount Procedures) and 1S-2.027,FAC (Standards for Determining Voter's Choice on a Ballot). • If a machine recount is triggered pursuant to Section 102.141(7), FS: o Order a recount before conducting recount(in the case of a federal, state, or multicounty race, the Secretary of State issues the order). o Do not recount if the candidate(s)defeated or eliminated from contention by one-quarter or one percent or fewer of the votes cast for the office request in writing that a recount not be done. o Conduct logic and accuracy test BEFORE re-running any ballots back through the equipment. o Run the ballots back through the tabulating equipment. o In a recount where touch screen devices for voters with disabilities were used, examine the counters on the touch screen devices to ensure that the returns,when combined with all other returns, equal the overall election return. Make a true duplicate of any physically damaged ballot that cannot be counted by the tabulating equipment BEFORE processing(follow procedures in Section 101.5614(5),FS.) Suggestion—If a recount is required, the board should attempt to contact by telephone those candidates whose race is being recounted. A recount is not required if the losing candidate requests in writing that a recount not be made. Section 102.141(7), FS. o Submit a second set of unofficial returns to the Department of State by 3 p.m. of the fifth day following any primary election or by 3 p.m. the ninth day following any general election. (Unless the recount was for a local office only). Section 102.141(7)(c)FS. • If the results of the machine recount trigger a manual recount pursuant to Section 102.166 FS: o Order recount before conducting manual recount(in the case of a federal, state, or multicounty race,the Secretary of State issues the order). o • Recount only overvotes and undervotes. o Do not recount if the number of over votes and under votes,is fewer than the number of votes needed to change the outcome of the election or if the candidate(s) defeated or eliminated from contention by one-quarter of one percent or fewer of the votes cast for the office request in writing that a recount not be done. o Open manual recount proceedings must to the public. o Use standards for determining"voter intent"as set forth in Rule I S-2.027,FAC. Suggestion—If a recount is required, the board should attempt to contact by telephone those candidates whose race is being recounted. A recount is not required if the losing candidate requests in writing that a recount not be made section 102.141(7), FS. 2012 FSASE CANVASSING BOARD MANUAL PAGE 3 42