TITLE II: BODIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY

The mayor is elected by secret ballot and by an absolute majority. If, after two ballots, no candidate has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot is held and the election takes place by relative majority. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is declared elected.

In communes with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, deputies are elected under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7. When it is necessary, in the event of a vacancy, to appoint a new deputy, the Town Council may decide that he or she will occupy, in the order of the table, the same rank as the elected representative who previously occupied the post that has become vacant.

In municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more, deputy councillors are elected by an absolute majority of the votes cast, without any combination of votes or preferential votes. The list is composed alternately of one candidate of each sex. If, after two ballots, no list has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot is held and the election takes place by relative majority. In the event of a tie,…

The meeting at which the mayor is elected is chaired by the eldest member of the municipal council. For any election of the mayor or deputy mayors, the members of the municipal council are convened in the forms and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 2121-10 à L. 2121-12. The notice convening the meeting contains a special mention of the election to be held. Prior to this…

In communes of 1,000 inhabitants or more, when it is necessary to elect a new mayor, the municipal council is deemed to be complete if the only vacancies that exist within it are the consequence of: