On receipt, in accordance with this subtitle, of the returns of an election for electors to choose a President and Vice President of the United States or of an election to choose a member of Congress, the Governor shall, consistent with the returns of the election received by the Governor in accordance with this subtitle: ascertain and enumerate the number of votes cast for each candidate for President and Vice President of the United States and declare elected the presidential electors of the candidates who receive the highest number of votes; and in each contest, ascertain and enumerate the number of votes cast for each candidate voted for as a member of Congress and declare elected the candidate who receives the highest number of votes. After ascertaining and enumerating the number of votes for candidates as required by subsection (a) of this section, the Governor shall: issue and transmit a certificate of electors under 3 U.S.C. § 5; sign and issue a proclamation declaring the name of each candidate who is elected; and cause the proclamation to be posted on the State Board’s website.

The Governor shall issue a commission to an individual elected to or continued in office only if the individual’s election is certified by the State Board.

The State Board shall certify election results in accordance with the provisions of this article and regulations adopted by the State Board. The State Board shall: promptly deliver under its seal a certified statement notifying: each individual who is declared elected; each individual who is continued in office; the Secretary and presiding officer of the United States Senate, in the case of the election of a United States Senator to represent the State; and the Clerk and presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, in the case of the election of a member of the House of Representatives to represent the State; and publish a sufficient number of copies of the certified statements of the votes cast throughout the State that are delivered to it by the Board of State Canvassers and make the copies available to the public at cost.

A certificate issued by the State Board to the Secretary and presiding officer of the United States Senate or to the Clerk and presiding officer of the House of Representatives of the United States under § 11–603(b)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this subtitle constitutes prima facie evidence of the right of the individual certified to be seated for office in the United States Congress.

In a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision in which a referendum vote is held on a law, ordinance, or resolution, the executive head of the county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision promptly shall report the results of the referendum to the clerk of the court for the county. As promptly as possible thereafter, the clerk of the court shall certify the results of the referendum to the State Board.