After the close of the ballot, the members of the electronic voting panel open the electronic ballot box publicly by activating the keys referred to in article R. 4031-34-2. The ballot box may only be opened if at least four keys have been activated, each by the member of the electronic voting office to whom it was issued in accordance with the conditions set out in the same article.
The votes are counted by union and a secure printout is made for inclusion in the electronic voting record. The members of the electronic voting committee shall initial the minutes and submit them to the national commission.
In the event of a tie, the remaining seats are awarded to the oldest candidates.
As soon as the operations mentioned in the previous paragraphs have been completed, the results of the elections recorded by the electronic voting office are published, for each profession, by the Ministry of Health, on its website, on behalf of the office. This publication is deemed to be the proclamation of the results.