Section 3: Voting and electoral operations.

Each elector is entitled to only one vote within the jurisdiction of the same commercial court. The right to vote may be exercised by post or by electronic means. Notwithstanding the first paragraph, one or more additional votes may be allocated to the electors mentioned in 1° of article L. 723-1 depending on whether they are elected to a chamber of commerce and industry or to a chamber of trade…

Elections for commercial court judges are held by a two-round majority multi-member ballot. Candidates who obtain a number of votes at least equal to a majority of the votes cast and a quarter of the registered voters are declared elected in the first round. If no candidate is elected or if there are still seats to be filled, the election is won in the second round by a relative majority…

Elections are held annually in each commercial court where there are seats to be filled for any reason. If, during the course of the year, the number of vacancies exceeds one third of the staff of a court, the prefect may decide that supplementary elections will be held. In this case, the term of office of the elected judges expires at the end of the judicial year.

The provisions of articles L. 49, L. 50, L. 58 to L. 67 and L. 86 to L. 117 of the Electoral Code apply to the electoral operations organised with a view to the appointment of the judges of the commercial courts.

A decree in the Council of State shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.