As the judges of election open and read the ballots, the votes each of the candidates have received shall be carefully marked down, upon tally sheets prepared by the clerk for that purpose, by any appropriate election official.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 1178, § 19, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-611 as it existed prior to 1975.