• 1. Immediately after the votes have been counted, the chairperson shall announce, for each list, both the number of votes cast for each candidate and the total number of votes cast, which is called the vote count. He shall also announce the number of blank and invalid votes.

• 2. The ballot papers containing a blank vote and the invalidated ballot papers shall then be placed in sealed packets. These packets shall state:

o a. the name of the province;

o b. the number of ballot papers contained in the packet.

• 3. The valid ballots, arranged by list, are then placed in a sealed package. The package will state:

o a. the name of the province;

o b. the number of ballots it contains.