Declaration of election result
97(1) The returning officer may publish unofficial results of the counting of ballots after an election as the results are received from voting stations.
(2) The returning officer shall, at 12 noon on the 4th day after election day, at the office of each local jurisdiction for which an election was held,
(a) announce or cause to be announced, or
(b) post or cause to be posted
a statement of the results of the voting for candidates, including a declaration that the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office to be filled is elected.