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Article N 36
 

Paragraph 3 applies mutatis mutandis to the postal voting stations located in Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten, with the exception of Articles N 24, second sentence, and N 31, and with the understanding that:


• a. the powers of the mayor are the powers of the representative of the Netherlands in Aruba, Curaçao, or Sint Maarten;


• b. the powers of the mayor and aldermen are the powers of Our Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations;


• c. the times mentioned apply according to local time;


• d. the location of the postal voting station is designated as the location of the representation of the Netherlands in the relevant country;


• e. by way of exception to Articles N 22, paragraph 2, and N 28, paragraph 2, the name of the country, rather than the name of the municipality, shall be stated;


• f. if the session referred to in Article N 15, paragraph 1, item b, measured according to Dutch time, commences earlier than in the Netherlands, Article N 27, paragraph 2, shall not apply;


• g. the representative shall make the copy of the official reports referred to in Article N 32, paragraph 2, available for inspection at the representation of the Netherlands in the country concerned.