If a postal vote has been organised, the envelopes used to cast the vote are counted before the count provided for in article D. 4233-15-3, as and when they are received, in the electoral register referred to in article D. 4233-12.
This enrolment prohibits the subsequent recording of any electronic votes cast by the same elector.
At the start of the count, the polling station checks that the number of envelopes to be opened corresponds to the number of postal votes recorded in the voters’ register. If this is not the case, the counting of postal votes is repeated.
The ballot papers are then extracted from the envelopes in which they were sent, which are collected and attached to the minutes. The ballot papers are counted under the supervision of the members of the polling station.
Blank or invalid votes do not count towards the number of votes cast. They are appended to the minutes, together with the reason for invalidity in the case of invalid votes, and initialled by the members of the polling station.
The officers of the meeting shall rule provisionally on any difficulties that may arise in the course of the proceedings; their decisions shall state the reasons on which they are based.