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Article 24
 

Municipal elections.


General municipal elections shall take place on the [third] 1) Saturday of May not falling on the Saturday immediately preceding Whitsun. If a municipal election would otherwise fall on the Saturday immediately preceding Whitsun, the election day shall be expedited by one week. 


The National Electoral Commission shall publicise when regular general municipal elections are to be held.


The electoral term for municipal councils is four years.    


1)Act No. 62/2023, Article 7