(1) The Commission shall appoint a number of persons to act as counters, supervisors and calculators to assist it in the counting and transfer of ballot papers which shall be effected under the direct supervision of the Commission.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of section 58 of this Act shall mutatis mutandis apply to the office of the counter, supervisor and calculator as it applies to the office of Assistant Commissioner.
(3) A list of the persons appointed as counters' supervisors and calculators shall be published by the Commission in the Gazette, together with the list of persons appointed as Assistant Commissioners and the procedure established for the nomination by political parties and for objections to Assistant Commissioners shall mutatis mutandis apply to supervisors and counters.
(4) All counters, supervisors and calculators shall be issued with identity documents specifying the details provided for candidates' and party agents. The identity documents shall be worn at all times by the counters, supervisors and agents whilst in the precincts of the building where the counting of ballot papers is held.
(5) The calculators shall perform all mathematical calculations connected with the counting of ballot papers and the Commission shall ensure that the persons so chosen are proficient in mathematical calculations.
(6) Supervisors shall be responsible for a number of counters and shall oversee the opening of ballot boxes, and the sorting out of and counting of ballot papers for every electoral division. The Electoral Commission shall ensure that at all times during the counting of ballot papers there are no less than two supervisors for each electoral divisor and that the political parties are adequately represented in the choice of persons to act as supervisor for each electoral division.
(7) Counters shall work under the direction of the supervisors; they shall physically sort and count the ballot papers. The Electoral Commission shall ensure that there are a sufficient number of counters in every electoral division to ensure ~ quick and efficient counting process and that the political parties are adequately represented at all times during the counting of ballot papers in the choice of persons to act as counters in each electoral division.
