Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 901:13-3-04 | Election conduct (successor elections).

                                                
(A) Elections shall be conducted by the
		  Ohio soil and water conservation commission or its officially designated agents
		  in accordance with procedures set forth by such commission.
(1) Eligible voters may
			 cast in-person ballots at the dates, times, and locations indicated on the
			 notice. At a minimum, voting will be made available to eligible voters during
			 regular business hours of the soil and water conservation district over a
			 fourteen day period.
(2) Eligible voters may
			 cast absentee ballots by submitting the ballot and ballot application to the
			 district office. Absentee ballots will be provided to interested individuals
			 based on the number of eligible voters located within the household or at the
			 registered address.
(B) Ballots shall be counted and
		  considered valid if the following apply:
(1) The ballot
			 application is complete and indicates that the prospective voter is eligible to
			 vote as described in rule 901:13-3-02 of the Administrative Code.
(2) The ballot is
			 complete and unambiguously demonstrates the chosen candidate(s).
(3) In the case of
			 absentee ballots, the envelope is postmarked and received by the dates listed
			 in the notice as described in rule 901:13-3-03 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C) Results of elections of successors shall be entered
		  upon the election result form prescribed by the Ohio soil and water
		  conservation commission which is available on the Ohio department of
		  agriculture's website www.agri.ohio.gov.
(1) The form shall
			 provide a tally of votes cast for each eligible candidate, total number of
			 ballot applications, designation of successful candidates, and certification by
			 the Ohio soil and water conservation commission or its officially designated
			 agent as recorded on the election result form. 
(2) All ballots and
			 ballot applications shall be delivered to the commission by the
			 officially-designated agent after the election has concluded and will be held
			 for at least sixty days after the election has concluded. After such time, the
			 ballots and ballot applications may be destroyed provided a challenge of the
			 election has not been filed with the Ohio soil and water conservation
			 commission.
(D) The breaking of a tie, resulting from two or more
		  candidates receiving an equal number of votes for one of the expired terms,
		  shall be accomplished by a flip of a coin. The Ohio soil and water conservation
		  commission or its designated agent shall break the tie in the presence of the
		  affected candidates. The result shall be certified by the commission or its
		  designated agent.
(E) A candidate may request a recount of the votes cast by
		  so informing the Ohio soil and water conservation commission or its designated
		  agent no later than ten days following the announcement of the election
		  results. The commission or its designated agent shall set a time and place for
		  conducting such a recount and so inform the concerned parties. Recounts shall
		  be open to public observance. Recount notice does not require giving a due
		  notice. Recount results will be utilized by the commission in the determination
		  of the official election results and the commission's determination shall
		  be final.