A written statement contesting an election and fee must be delivered to the Election Board within 48 hours of the posting of the preliminary election results or, if on a weekend, no later than 5:00 p.m. the next business day. All contests, including a recount of votes, shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $250.00, and in the event that the contest was found valid and the outcome changed the results of the election the fee would be refunded to the petitioner. [Ord. 76 § 4903, amended, 6/23/2022; Ord. 56 § 4903, amended, 5/9/2019; Ord. 42 § 4903, adopted, 3/4/2015.]