Section 3: Operation

The Martinique Assembly may not deliberate unless the absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if on the day fixed by the notice convening the Assembly does not meet in sufficient number to deliberate, the meeting is held ipso jure three days later and the deliberations are then valid regardless of the number of those present. Subject to the provisions of articles L. 7223-1, L. 7223-2, L….

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present or the representative of a group of elected representatives so requests. In the event of a tie, the President has the casting vote. However, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the law or the regulations expressly so provide. In other cases, the Assembly of Martinique may decide unanimously not to proceed with…

A councillor to the Martinique Assembly who is unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the Assembly. A councillor to the Martinique Assembly may only receive one delegation.

The deliberations of the Martinique Assembly are published. Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the Martinique Assembly, the budgets and accounts of the territorial collectivity as well as the decrees of the President of the Executive Council. Each may publish them under its own responsibility. The communication of the documents mentioned in the second paragraph, which may be…