[[Headquarters Staff]] will arrange to have the ballots counted in time for the results to be presented to that year's [[Annual Meeting]]. While it is desirable that the count be done by disinterested non-members, this is only required when there is some expectation that one or more of the items is contested, or when an issue may impact Headquarters Staff.
Should there be no objection at the Annual Meeting or the following [[Board of Directors|Board]] meeting, Headquarters Staff will destroy the ballots, retaining only the vote counts.