Subsection 2: Meetings

The first meeting of the Martinique Assembly is held ipso jure on the first Friday following its election. At the first meeting of the assembly, immediately after the election of its president, vice-presidents, executive councillors and the president of the executive council, the president of the assembly shall read out the charter for locally elected representatives provided for in article L. 1111-1-1. The president provides the councillors at the assembly…

The Martinique Assembly meets on the initiative of its President, at least once every three months, at the administrative centre of the territorial community or at any other location chosen by its Bureau.

The President may decide that the meeting of the Assembly of Martinique is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the meeting of the Martinique Assembly is held by videoconference, the quorum is assessed on the basis of the presence of councillors at the Martinique Assembly in the various places by videoconference. Votes may only be taken by public ballot. If a request for a secret ballot is…

The Martinique Assembly is also convened at the request of: 1° The Executive Council; 2° Or one-third of its members on a specific agenda, for a period that may not exceed two days. The same councillor to the Martinique Assembly may not submit more than one request for a meeting per six-month period. In exceptional circumstances, the councillors to the Martinique Assembly may be convened by decree.