Title IV: New Caledonia and French Polynesia

At least thirty days before the date of the election, candidates shall hand in their signed declaration of candidacy to the head office of the Association’s body, in return for a receipt, or send it to the same authority by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. In the event of an election by the National Council, the declaration of candidacy may be sent by any means, including electronic means, giving…

Each candidate completes a declaration of candidacy in which he or she indicates his or her full name, date of birth, address, qualifications, method of practice, professional qualification and, where applicable, his or her current and, where applicable, past membership of the professional order or professional bodies. The list of candidates is initialled by the president of the body of the ordre or, in the case provided for in the…

Withdrawal of candidatures for the disciplinary chambers may not take place until fifteen days before the date of the ballot at the latest. It is notified to the body of the order by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or deposited at the headquarters of the body of the order in return for a receipt. In the event of an election by the National Council, it may also be notified…

At least fifteen days before the date of the elections, the President of the body of the Order concerned or, failing this, the President of the National Council, will send all voters a list of candidates, printed in alphabetical order on white paper, indicating their addresses, dates of birth, qualifications and, where applicable, their current or past positions in the Order’s bodies and professional organisations. This list is accompanied by…

The ballot paper may not contain, on pain of nullity, a number of names greater than the number of titular seats, and where applicable of substitutes, of candidates to be filled, nor any sign of recognition. Subject to these reservations, the voter may vote on plain paper.

Voting takes place at the headquarters of the body of the Association concerned or, failing that, at the National Council. The president of the body of the ordre or one of his representatives duly authorised for this purpose opens the meeting and invites the assembly to elect a polling station consisting of a president and two assessors, who designate as many scrutineers as necessary. Each scrutineer is provided with a…

During the on-site ballot, the lists of candidates and envelopes are made available to the voters present. The opening of the ballot is announced and the closing pronounced by the president of the polling station in accordance with the instructions given on the invitations. At the opening of the ballot, the president of the polling station makes a declaration that the ballot box is empty. The ballot is then taken….

The votes shall be counted without delay on the day of the election at the headquarters of the body of the Association in New Caledonia or French Polynesia concerned or, failing this, at the National Council, in a public meeting, under the supervision of the members of the polling station. The assessors shall count the number of votes obtained by each of the candidates. The polling station shall rule on…

Minutes of the election are drawn up immediately. It shall state the time at which the meeting opened and closed, the number of votes obtained by each candidate and the result of the election. It shall mention any complaints and the reasoned decisions taken by the polling station regarding any incidents that may have occurred during the voting process. Ballot papers and envelopes declared invalid or contested shall be appended…

In the event of an election of all the members of the Disciplinary Board, in order to allow for subsequent renewal by half, lots are drawn as soon as the results are known to determine those members whose term of office expires at the end of three or six years respectively. Subsequent renewals of the disciplinary chambers take place within four months of the date on which the next election…