24.7. Once the ballot has been completed, the president shall collate the votes received by each candidate by assigning 40 points for a vote ranking a candidate first, 39 points for a vote ranking a candidate second, 38 points for a vote ranking a candidate third, and so on down to 1 point for a vote ranking a candidate fortieth.
The 15 candidates having received the greatest number of points shall be declared elected by the president as the new members of the council.