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Section 119
 

Number of members in a constituency association and drawing up a charter


A minimum of 100 eligible voters in the same electoral district may establish a constituency association in order to nominate a candidate in parliamentary elections.


A constituency association is established by drawing up a dated and signed charter which shall contain the following information:


1)  a reference to the parliamentary elections in question;


2)  the candidate’s name and title, occupation or position using no more than two expressions, and his or her municipality of residence;


3)  the name, date of birth and address of eachmember;


4)  an affirmation signed by each member stating that they are entitled to vote in the elections in question in the said electoral district;


5)  the name and contact information of the polling representative and the deputy polling representative of the constituency association.


An eligible voter may be a member of only one constituency association. If a person is a member of two or more constituency associations, the constituency electoral committee shall remove his or her name from all the charters.