In General. After all the absentee ballots have been opened and processed by the board, they shall be placed in the following groups: Ballots found to be acceptable for tabulation; Ballots accepted by the board but objected to by a contesting party; and Ballots rejected by the board. Treatment of Groups. Ballots grouped under §A(1) of this regulation shall be tabulated separately from ballots grouped under §A(2) of this regulation. However, only the combined total of those two ballot groups may be: Reported as the “Unofficial Absentee Count”; or Added to the “Unofficial Returns”.