Section 2.08 - Certification and Recount(1) The Executive Director shall certify the results of the election to the Board at the regular meeting of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board not later than the month of December in any election year. The term of the newly elected Board member(s) shall begin at 12:00 P.M. on December 31st of the year in which the election occurred and end at 12:00 P.M. on December 31st four years later.(2) The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System shall notify all candidates formally in writing by certified mail of the results of the election within five days of certification to the Board.(3) Any candidate who lost the election by fewer than 200 votes may request a recount provided that such request, made to the Election Officer, is received in writing within seven days of receipt of notification of the election results.(4) The Election Officer shall conduct a recount within five days of receipt of such a request, which recount will include a review of disqualified votes. In conducting such recount, the Election Officer may rely on the accuracy of the software of any vendor retained to conduct electronic voting.(5) The Election Officer shall retain all valid and invalid votes and data related to votes for 60 days after the date of certification to the Board.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1296, eff. 6/19/2015.