Each candidate makes a declaration that includes his surname, forenames and signature, as well as those of his substitute. He shall specify his place of practice in the constituency for which he is standing as a candidate, as well as that of his substitute. No person may appear as a candidate or substitute on more than one nomination paper. Nomination papers shall be delivered to the Chairman of the Conseil…
Voters in each constituency elect three pairs, each consisting of a titular representative and his or her substitute. The election is held by secret, single-member, multi-mandate majority ballot. Each elector may vote for a maximum of three different pairs of candidates (full and alternate). Any vote involving more than three pairs of candidates or more than one vote for the same pair of candidates shall be null and void. The…
The Conseil des maisons de vente is responsible for organising the electoral operations and counting the votes. Voting takes place electronically. Electronic voting is organised in compliance with the fundamental principles governing electoral operations, in particular the sincerity of the ballot, access to the vote for all voters, the personal and free nature and integrity of the votes cast, effective monitoring of the ballot and a posteriori control by the…
Voting by electronic means is supervised by a polling station consisting of the chairman of the Enforcement Committee referred to in article L. 321-23 and two members appointed by the chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente from among the professionals in each of the constituencies referred to in article R. 321-36-2. These members are not candidates. The chairman of the Enforcement Committee chairs the polling station. .
The Chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente sets the date and times for the opening and closing of the ballot. He shall make this information public at least two months before the date of the ballot on the website of the Conseil des maisons de vente. At least fifteen days before the date of the ballot, it informs each voter of the practical arrangements for voting and sends…
Voters cast their votes electronically. At the close of the ballot, the votes are counted and a report is drawn up, dated and signed by the members of the polling station. It is sent to the public prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal and made public on the Conseil des maisons de vente website.
Any elector may lodge a complaint against the elections with the Paris Court of Appeal within five days of the announcement of the results. The appeal shall be sent by any means that confers a certain date of receipt to the clerk’s office of the court of appeal. The appeal may also be lodged by the Government Commissioner referred to in article R. 321-40. The appeal is heard and judged…
The Conseil des Maisons de Vente meets when convened by its Chairman. The meeting is convened by right when the Government Commissioner or four members of the Council request it. The agenda is set by the Chairman. The Government Commissioner or four members of the Board may ask that any matter falling within the Board’s remit be included on the agenda. The agenda is set by the Chairman.
The Conseil des maisons de vente may only validly deliberate if at least six members are present. When the quorum is not reached on a given agenda, the council validly deliberates regardless of the number of its members after a new convocation covering the same agenda and specifying that no quorum is required.
The Conseil des Maisons de Vente draws up its own internal regulations, which set out the conditions under which it operates and the organisation of its departments. These rules also define the conditions under which the Council may appoint some of its members to conduct the hearings and interviews provided for in article R. 321-29. The Council’s rules of procedure are communicated to the Minister for Justice.
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