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Article 277
 

277.1. Once the Election Day minutes corresponding to the installation are completed and signed, the president of the directive board will announce the start of the voting.


277.2. Once the voting has begun it may not be suspended except due to force majeure. In this case, it corresponds to the president to immediately inform the district council through the communication means at his disposal in order to acquaint it of the cause of the suspension, the time when it happened and a list of the voters who had exercised their right to vote at the time, all of which will be entered in the minutes.


277.3. The notice of reference must be certi f ed by two witnesses, which preferably will be the members of the directive board or the representatives.


277.4. After receiving the above communication, the district council will decide whether to resume the vote, for which it will take the measures it deems necessary.