Sec. 2.07. CANVASSING RETURNS. (a) Immediately after the confirmation and tax election, the presiding judge of each polling place shall deliver returns of the election to the board, and the board shall canvass the returns and declare the result.
(b) If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor creation of the district, the board shall declare the district created and shall enter the results in its minutes. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against the creation of the district, the board shall declare that the creation of the district was defeated and shall enter the results in its minutes. The board shall file a copy of the election results with the commission.
(c) If a majority of the voters at the election vote against the creation of the district, the board may call and hold additional confirmation and tax elections, but another election to confirm creation of the district may not be called and held by the board before the first anniversary of the most recent confirmation and tax election. If the creation of the district is not confirmed on or before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of this Act, this Act expires.
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