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Micronesia, Federated States of

Micronesia, Federated States of

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Plurality/Majority
Source

Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, Public Law No. 14-76, 2006, accessed 16 April 2025

Title 711. Certification and declaration of election results.

(1) Upon completion of the counting and tabulation of election results by the national election commissioners, and no later than three days after the unofficial election results of all four States have been received by the National Election Director, the National Election Director shall certify the election results and shall declare as the winning candidates for the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia the candidates receiving the plurality of votes in each Congressional Election District. 

(2) Upon certification and declaration of the results, the National Election Director shall immediately provide to all election candidates notice of such certification in the most practical and expeditious manner available. 

(3) In the case where there is an irregularity preventing certification of the results in any Congressional Election District, the results from such district shall be delayed until such irregularity is resolved, but the results from the other Congressional Election Districts shall be certified and declared in accordance with this section."

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