Only a candidate may request a recount, and when a candidate wants a recount in his or her race, the candidate must do two things:
(a) File a written request for a recount within 48 hours after the declaration of the results (again, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays are excluded);
(b) File, also within 48 hours, a bond "in a reasonable amount with good sufficient surety to guarantee payment of the costs and the expenses of such recount," but not to exceed $300. This may be a cash, personal property or other bond, with the amount set by the Town of Eleanor. To make this process fair, the Town of Eleanor governing body should determine at the canvass the amount of the bond to be required in case of a recount request. The law does not appear to allow the bond to be waived.
(Ord. 05-07. Passed 10-20-05.)