The commission totals the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16.
Any ballot paper submitted in a form other than that validated by the committee, any ballot paper containing more names than there are seats to be filled in the professional category, sub-category or delegation and any ballot paper tainted by one of the irregularities mentioned in Article L. 66 of the Electoral Code.
All votes cast for a person who is not a candidate shall be considered invalid.
The ballot papers and envelopes invalidated shall be retained, initialled by the members of the committee and appended to the minutes in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles L. 66 and R. 68 of the electoral code.