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Article R713-14 of the French Commercial code

I.-The Election Organisation Commission is responsible for: 1° Making available to voters, no later than thirteen days before the last day of the poll, the instruments required for voting, under conditions specified by order of the Minister responsible; 2° Organising the counting and collation of votes, on a date to be set no later than the Monday following the last day of the poll; 3° Announcing the results of the…

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Article R713-16 of the French Commercial code

As far as postal voting is concerned, the envelopes, ballot papers and candidate circulars constitute the instruments required for voting mentioned in 1° of article R. 713-14. An order of the supervisory minister sets the format, wording and printing procedures for the voting envelopes, ballot papers and candidate circulars, as well as the procedures for presenting candidates on the ballot papers. The Election Organisation Committee is responsible for checking that…

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Article R713-17 of the French Commercial code

I. – The envelopes in which the votes are sent are sent to the prefecture, which draws up a summary statement. Under penalty of nullity of the vote, the envelopes in which the votes are sent shall include the following information: 1° The name of the regional chamber and the territorial chamber of commerce and industry; 2° The words “Election of members”; 3° The name of the voter; 4° His…

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Article R713-18 of the French Commercial code

On the date set in 2° of Article R. 713-14, the election organisation committee, composed of sections where applicable, shall proceed with the counting of postal votes in open session and in the presence of scrutineers appointed by the chairman of the committee and by the candidates or their proxies. On the day of the count, as many ballot boxes as there are categories or sub-categories shall be set up….

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Article R713-19 of the French Commercial code

The commission totals the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16. Any ballot paper submitted in a form other than that validated by the committee, any ballot paper containing more names than there are seats to be filled in the professional category, sub-category or delegation and any ballot paper tainted by one of the irregularities…

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Article R713-21 of the French Commercial code

With regard to electronic voting, the instruments required for voting mentioned in 1° of article R. 713-14 are the identifier, the password for accessing the voting platform and a sheet explaining the procedures for accessing the electronic voting system to which the voter connects in order to vote. The candidates’ circulars are posted on line on the voting platform and on the website of the chamber of commerce and industry…

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Article R713-22 of the French Commercial code

To vote electronically, the voter, after connecting to the website or any other network accessible to all voters, identifies himself, expresses his vote and validates it using the authentication instruments that have been allocated to him. They check the secure registration of their vote by the electronic voting system. The transmission of the vote and the voter’s signature must be subject to a date certain of receipt and an electronic…

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Article R713-23 of the French Commercial code

The data relating to voters registered on the electoral rolls and those relating to the expression of their vote are the subject, under the conditions laid down in article R. 713-26, of automated processing of information carried out on separate, dedicated and isolated computer systems, known respectively as the “voters’ file” and the “contents of the electronic ballot box”. The “voters’ file” processing operation is based on the electoral rolls…

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Article R713-24 of the French Commercial code

On the date set out in 2° of I of Article R. 713-14, the electoral organisation committee will proceed to count the votes in open session and in the presence of scrutineers appointed by the committee chairman and by the candidates or their proxies. The committee chairman and at least one of the assessors will each receive a separate counting key, in accordance with procedures guaranteeing confidentiality, enabling access to…

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