What must be demonstrated for the election of government officials to be perceived as legitimate? the nominee must pass his campaign policies after being elected. all legal votes have been counted accurately. international groups must oversee the voting process. the elected nominee must not have spent the most campaign money. all media must fairly present all candidates.

All legal votes have been counted accurately.

In a well-functioning democracy, representatives are elected through a vote. In order for the election to be perceived as legitimate, all legal votes have to be counted accurately. This is meant to reflect as accurately as possible the preference of all citizens. If votes are not counted properly, it is safe to assume that the elective representative will lack legitimacy to remain in government.

swe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. "

- declaration of independence

  according to this passage from the declaration of independence, who gives government the power to exist?

a) the king

b) the people

c) their creator

d) their governmenthook