The steps to canvass the results are:

• the clerk prepares a canvassing report (abstract) to accumulate results from multiple precincts;
• the canvass board publicly canvasses the election returns by reviewing the abstract and write-in reports
• the board may ask to examine summary statements before it declares the results;
• when satisfied that the abstract reports are correct, the board signs the abstracts and they become the official results;
• in the case of a tie vote, the canvassing board determines the winner by lot;
• errors by election judges in counting may be corrected by following specific procedures as prescribed by law. M.S. 204C.38; 204C.39; 205.185