In a general election, each state has officials who count andvotes.

In a general election, each state has officials who count and certify voters.

During the elections, there are some officials in charge of counting and certifying the elected votes. They are known as the tellers. After the voting procedure, all envelopes are opened on the counting table, and are sorted in piles in accordance with party. Then, they are inspected for validity. After the counting process, certificate of election is issued to the winners of a county,

after the roman empire, the catholic church began to unify by taking on many duties of a government.