(a) The presiding judge of each voting place shall supervise the counting of all votes cast and shall certify the results to the commissioners court not later than the fifth day after the date of the election.
(b) A copy of the results must be filed with the county clerk and is a public record.

(c) Not later than the fifth day after the results are filed, the commissioners court shall declare the results.
(d) The commissioners court of each county holding an election shall send certified copies of the results of the election to the executive director not later than 24 hours after the results are declared under Subsection (a).