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Article 184
 

Councillors in municipalities with less than 250 inhabitants and not subject to the open council rule


a) Each party, federation, coalition or grouping may put forward a list with a maximum three names if the community has no more than 100 inhabitants as a maximum, and a maximum five names if it has between 101 and 250 inhabitants;


b) Each elector may vote for a maximum two among the candidates proclaimed in theconstituency in communities of no more than 100 residents or for a maximum four in communities between 101 and 250 residents;


c) There shall be proceeded to the counting of votes polled by each candidate in the constituency and the resulting numbers are to be arranged in a column in descending order;


d) Candidates having obtained the largest number of votes shall be proclaimed until completion of the maximum number of councillors corresponding to the community’s population and


e) In the event of death, incapacity or resignation of a councillor the vacancy shall be assigned to the candidate who has polled the next largest number of votes.


 SECT. 184 AS AMENDED BY SECT. 54 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 2/2011, OF JANUARY 28