Candidate declarations shall be delivered against receipt, or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, no later than one month before the date on which the ballot opens, to the Chairman of the National Council.
No later than fifteen days before the opening date of the ballot, the president shall send to each voter and for each candidate a ballot paper containing the surname and first name of the candidate, the name of the registry of which he or she is an incumbent or employee, and possibly the words “invested by” followed by the name or initials of the professional organisation or trade union to which he or she belongs, provided that he or she provides proof at the time of his or her declaration of candidacy of the express authorisation of that organisation or trade union.