First, election officers open the ballot boxes and count the ballots. The election officers record the number of votes for each candidate on a Statement of the Vote. They also record the number of rejected ballots
Poyamba, oyendetsa chisankho amaotsegula mabokosi oponyera mavoti ndi kuwerenga zikalata zonse. Oyendetsa chisankho amalemba m'buku kuchuluka kwa mavoti a wopikisana nawo aliyense patsamba lolembedwa Kufotokozera ma voti". Amalembanso zikalata zovotera zokanidwa