I. – The articles R. 1617-1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VI. II. – For the application of Article R. 1617-1, the words: “of this section” are replaced by the words:…
Article R. 1618-1 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.
I. – The provisions of Title II of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN Title II D. 1621-1 Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003 D….
The decree referred to in Article L. 2111-1, which changes the name of a commune, is adopted on the report of the Minister of the Interior.
The prefect’s orders amending the territorial boundaries of the communes, referred to in article L. 2112-5, are published in the prefecture’s recueil des actes administratifs. Mention is made in the Journal officiel de la République française of the prefect’s orders creating or abolishing communes. Where the changes referred to in the first paragraph of this article lead to variations in the population figures for one or more communes, an order…
The electors called upon to vote on the advisability of creating a new commune pursuant to article L. 2113-3 are convened by order of the prefect, published in the communes concerned at least three weeks before the date of the poll.
Voters cast a yes or no vote. To this end, they are provided with two ballot papers printed on white paper, one of which bears the answer “yes” and the other the answer “no”. These ballot papers are sent to each voter by the prefecture. The text of the prefect’s order provided for in article R. 2113-1.
On polling day, ballot papers sent by the prefect to the mayors of the municipalities concerned are placed at the disposal of voters in each polling station under the responsibility of the polling station chairman.
The consultation shall take place on the same day in each of the communes concerned by the project for the creation of the new commune. The ballot shall be organised by commune. Participating in the consultation shall be the electors entered on the electoral roll drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Code.
The provisions of articles L. 47 and L. 48 of the electoral code concerning propaganda are applicable to the consultation.
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