Section 35(2) in The Goa Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat (Election Procedure) Rules, 1996
(2)Before the issue of Ballot paper to an intending voter,-(a)his name and serial number in the voters list shall be called out so that all present can hear them;(b)record on its counterfoil the electoral roll, number of the elector as entered in the marked copy of the electoral roll;(c)obtain the signature or thumb impression of that elector on the said counterfoil;(d)mark the name of the elector in the marked copy of the electoral roll to indicate that a Ballot paper has been issued to him, therein the serial number of the Ballot paper issued to that elector.
