§ 34.07. COUNTING OF VOTES.  


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  • Immediately on the closing of the polls, the Managers of Election shall publicly count the votes cast and make a statement of the whole number of votes cast in the election, together with the number of votes cast for each candidate for each office. The Managers shall transmit this information to the Municipal Election Commission and certify the results of the election to the Commission within one day after the closing of the polls. The Managers shall also account to the Municipal Election Commission for all ballots delivered to them, the ballot boxes, and the poll list in the manner prescribed by S.C. Code § 7-13-1150, as amended.

    Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the use of electronic or mechanical voting machines. Tapes, electronic transfer, or other means of counting, reporting, protecting, and verifying the vote may be used if deemed accurate, safe, reliable, and efficient by Town Council.

(S.C. Code § 5-15-120) (Ord. passed 6-7-77; Ord. 2000-11, § 2, passed 3-6-00)