The protocol of the operations is established during the proceedings and signed by the members of the office and the witnesses.

The results of the tallying of the votes are classified accordingly to the system and indications of the model-table compiled by the chairman of the principal Electoral committee of the constituency.

This table contains the number of ballot papers from each ballot box, the number of empty or invalid ballot papers and the number of valid votes. Furthermore, it contains the results of the counting of each of the lists that followed the numeral order article 159 classified following their numbers

This table must be immediately duplicated.

This document contains as caption the names of the electoral constituency and the electoral district, the number of the vote counting site, the date of the Election and the annotation: «Result of the tallying of the votes received in the polling stations no.. …. In the municipality … ».

Prior to the continuation of the operations, the head of the vote counting site goes to see the head of the electoral district and hands over a copy of the table in the protocol. If the head ascertains the correctness of the table he confirms it with his paraph. If the table is not correct he invites the head of the vote counting site to first of all complete or correct the table and if necessary to complete or correct the original protocol.

The head of the electoral district committees collects the copies of all vote counting tables and acknowledges receipt to all heads of the vote counting sites.

The district electoral committee shows in a summary table the total number of ballot papers handed in, the number of blank or invalid votes; the number of valid votes and for each of the lists, classified in the list of their number, the number of votes for each of the four sub-categories mentioned in article 156, § 1er, sentence 2 as well as for each incumbent or substitute candidate the total number of nominative votes he has received.

The district electoral committee shall sum up all those subcategories for the entire district and add the total number of votes for each electoral list to it.

The chairman of the district electoral committee or the person he appoints, shall inform the Interior Minister without delay by digital transmission using the electronic signature emitted through the identity card about the total number of valid ballot papers, the total of blank and spoiled ballot papers as well as the number of each list as mentioned in article 166 and the total of votes by name for each incumbent or substitute candidate.

The chairman of the district electoral committee shall send without delay by digital transmission and by using the electronic signature emitted over the identity card the protocol of his office including the summary table to the chairman of the central electoral committee of the constituency who acknowledges receipt, and the Interior Minister. The duplicate of the tables on the allying of the votes and a paper version of the protocol including the summary table are sent to the chairman of the principal electoral committee of the constituency.

The chairman of the district electoral committee of Rhode-Sain-Genèse sends without delay by digital transmission using the electronic signature emitted by the identity card to the chairman of the central electoral committee of the constituency of Flemish Braband, and to the chairman of the main office of the circumscription of Regional Brussels as well as to the Interior Minister, the protocol of his committee showing the corresponding summary table. The paper version of the summary table and the protocol of the electoral constituency of Flemish Braband and to the president of the office of the main electoral constituency of Brussels Region.

On demand of the chairman of the central electoral committee of the constituency, the Council of burgomasters and lay judges of the chef-lieu of the district provide him with the employees and material necessary to accomplish his mission. The same committee fixes the indemnities paid for by the municipalities.