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Article R1213-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Candidate lists shall be lodged with the ministry responsible for local and regional authorities on a date set by order of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities. This order also sets the deadline for sending or depositing ballot papers with the secretariat of the census commission provided for in article R. 1213-12, at the Prefecture or the High Commission of the Republic.

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Article R1213-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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Article R1213-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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.

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Article R1213-13 of the French General Code of 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…

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Article R1213-14 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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Article R1213-15 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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…

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