PER CURIAM.

We affirm this appeal from an election contest finding that the circuit court properly followed the applicable statute.1 After a machine and manual recount, it was determined that Jeff Clemens defeated Mackenson Bernard by 17 votes in the Democratic primary for State Senate District 27. Regarding the canvassing of absentee ballots, section 101.68(2)(c)1., Florida Statutes (2011), provides in pertinent part:

The Palm Beach County Canvassing Board rejected forty absentee ballots finding that the signatures on the ballots did not match the electors' signatures in the voter registration records. The Florida Elections Canvassing Commission certified the results. "[T]here is a presumption that returns certified by election officials are presumed to be correct." Boardman v. Esteva, 323 So.2d 259, 268 (Fla.1975) (citing Burke v. Beasley, 75 So.2d 7 (Fla. 1954)).

Bernard and two electors filed a complaint to contest the election under section 102.168, alleging that the circuit court was required to review affidavits and accept testimony from voters whose absentee ballots had been rejected. Section 102.168(8) provides:

"Since there is no common law right to contest elections, any statutory grant must necessarily be construed to grant only such rights as are explicitly set out." McPherson v. Flynn, 397 So.2d 665, 668 (Fla.1981) (citing Pearson v. Taylor, 159 Fla. 775, 32 So.2d 826 (1947)).

It is a fundamental principle of statutory interpretation that legislative intent is the "polestar" that guides a court's interpretation of a statute. See Borden v. East-European Ins. Co., 921 So.2d 587, 595 (Fla.2006); State v. J.M., 824 So.2d 105, 109 (Fla.2002); Reynolds v. State, 842 So.2d 46, 49 (Fla.2002). Courts endeavor to construe statutes to effectuate the intent of the legislature. See White v. Pepsico, Inc., 568 So.2d 886, 889 (Fla.1990). To discern legislative intent, courts look "primarily" to the actual language used in the statute. See Golf Channel v. Jenkins, 752 So.2d 561, 564 (Fla.2000). Further, "[w]hen the statute is clear and unambiguous, courts will not look behind the statute's plain language for legislative intent or resort to rules of statutory construction to ascertain intent." Daniels v. Fla. Dep't of Health, 898 So.2d 61, 64 (Fla.2005).

In an election contest, section 102.168(8) allows the circuit court to review only the elector's signature on the voter's certificate and the signature of the elector in the registration records to determine if the canvassing board abused its discretion in making its decision. The statute explicitly states that the circuit court may not review or consider any other evidence. Here, the circuit court reviewed the evidence allowed by section 102.168(8) and found that the canvassing board had not abused its discretion. Appellants' argument that the circuit court was required to review additional evidence is contrary to the plain meaning of the statute.

Because the circuit court properly followed the clear and unambiguous language of the applicable statute, we AFFIRM. The mandate shall issue forthwith, and no motion for rehearing shall be entertained.

CLARK, MARSTILLER, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.