CHAPTER III : Composition and operation of the National Standards Assessment Council

The election of the representatives of the public establishments of intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status and of the communes takes place by ballot papers sent by registered letter or deposited against receipts at the prefecture or the high commission of the Republic. The ballot papers are counted by a commission comprising: – the prefect or the high commissioner of the Republic or their representative, chairman; – two mayors…

Each ballot paper is placed in a double envelope. The outer envelope shall bear the words “Election of the members of the National Standards Assessment Board”, an indication of the electoral college to which the voter belongs, his or her name, position and signature.

A central census commission is set up under the minister responsible for local and regional authorities. It is chaired by a Conseiller d’Etat appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d’Etat and includes a representative of the Minister responsible for local authorities and three representatives of national associations of local elected representatives, appointed by the Minister responsible for local authorities.

If, on the date mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-7, a single list of candidates is submitted for one of the ballots mentioned in articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, the central census commission verifies that the list complies with the applicable provisions and decides whether or not to organise the ballot pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 1213-7-1. If a ballot is held, the committee…

The President and the three Vice-Presidents of the National Council shall be elected by the members sitting in an elective capacity, from among the members elected in accordance with the articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, by secret ballot, by an absolute majority of the full members, present or replaced under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 1212-1. If after two ballots no candidate has obtained an…

The elections of the members of the National Council may be contested before the Council of State by any elector, by the candidates and by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities, within ten days of the publication of the results in the Official Journal. The election of the chairman and each of the vice-chairmen may be contested before the Council of State, by any member of the National…

Expenses relating to the election of representatives of the regions and the Corsican collectivity, the départements, the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and the communes constitute operating expenses of Article L. 1212-3.

In the event of the termination of the local mandate of an elected member of the national council in respect of which he/she sits on that council, the national association of local elected representatives of the college concerned shall inform the council secretariat by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt of its decision to maintain, with his/her prior agreement, the elected member concerned in office until the next general renewal…