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Article LO1112-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The deliberation deciding to organise a local referendum adopted by the deliberative assembly of a territorial community other than the commune is notified, within fifteen days of its receipt, by the State representative to the mayors of the communes located within the jurisdiction of that community, unless his request for suspension has been granted. The mayors organise the ballot. If a mayor refuses to organise the ballot, the representative of…

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Article LO1112-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Expenses relating to the organisation of the referendum constitute a compulsory expense of the territorial authority that decided on it. Expenses resulting from electoral assemblies held in communes for the organisation of a referendum decided on by another territorial authority are reimbursed to them by that authority on a flat-rate basis, by means of an allocation calculated on the basis of the number of registered voters in the commune and…

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Article LO1112-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A territorial authority may not organise a local referendum: 1° As from the first day of the sixth month preceding that in which the general renewal or the renewal of a series of members of its deliberative assembly is to be held; 2° During the campaign or on the polling day scheduled for consultations organised within its jurisdiction on the basis of the last paragraph of Article 72-1, of Article…

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Article LO1112-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The project submitted to a local referendum is adopted if at least half of the registered voters have taken part in the ballot and if it obtains a majority of the votes cast. The text adopted by referendum is subject to the rules of publicity and control applicable to a deliberation of the deliberative assembly of the local authority or to an act of its executive.

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Article LO1112-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The campaign for the local referendum shall open at midnight on the second Monday preceding the poll. It shall close at midnight on the eve of the poll. It is organised by the territorial authority that has decided to use the local referendum under the conditions defined in Chapter V of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code, with the exception of Article L. 52-3. For the application…

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Article LO1112-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The following are entitled to take part in the campaign for the referendum, at their request, by the executive of the territorial authority that has decided to organise the poll: – the groups of elected representatives formed within the deliberative assembly under the conditions laid down by this code; – the political parties and groupings to which at least 5% of the elected representatives of the deliberative assembly of the…

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Article LO1112-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Only voters of French nationality registered, under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code, on the electoral roll of the territorial authority which has decided to organise the referendum may take part in the vote and, for a local referendum decided by a municipality, nationals of a Member State of the European Union registered, under the conditions laid down in…

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Article LO1112-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The preparatory operations for the ballot, the voting operations, the vote count and the announcement of the results are carried out under the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code, with the exception of Articles L. 56, L. 58, L. 66, L. 68(second paragraph) and L. 85-1. For the application of the third paragraph of Article L. 65 of the same…

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Article LO1112-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For the application of these provisions, the text should read: “political group, party or grouping entitled to take part in the campaign” instead of : “candidate” and “list of candidates”.

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