11. THE COUNT
(a)The Returning Officer immediately after the last day fixed for the receipt of ballot papers, shall cause the validity of the votes to be ascertained by such other evidence, if any, as he may think necessary. The counting of the eligible ballot papers shall be undertaken by the Electoral Reform Society.
(b)The Electoral Reform Society under the direction of the Returning Officer shall supervise the count under the single transferable vote system and shall make and sign a certificate to the Returning Officer as soon as possible after the last day for the return of ballot papers. This certificate shall state for each electoral category and each National Board (i) the total number of valid ballot papers received, (ii) the names of the candidates who have been elected and (iii) the number of ballot papers determined to be invalid and the reasons for treating them as invalid. The certificate shall be accompanied by a result sheet which shall detail the quota and the number of votes allocated at each stage of the count to each of the candidates and shall be signed by a duly authorised officer of the Electoral Reform Society.
(c)The ballot shall be secret and the Returning Officer, Officers of the Electoral Reform Society and every Officer employed in connection with the election shall maintain, and assist in maintaining, the secrecy of the ballot and shall not disclose any information as to how an individual cast his vote.