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The Commission shall preserve all voted ballots and tally sheets pertaining to a primary, general or special election for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the certification of the election. Those ballots and tally sheets from an election where an aspirant or candidate for Resident Commissioner was elected shall be preserved for the term provided by the corresponding federal law. Once the aforementioned term has expired, as the case may be, the Commission shall destroy the ballots and tally sheets unless there is a contested election pending in court, in which case these shall be preserved until a final and binding decision is rendered.\nThe thirty (30)-day preservation term shall also apply for referendums and plebiscites, except as otherwise provided in the special legislation for said referendum or plebiscite.\nHistory —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 10.019.