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Article Na 8
 

• 1The chairperson of the municipal electoral committee suspends the session if:


o a. the work cannot be completed on the day it commenced; or


o b. in the opinion of the municipal polling station, circumstances arise in or near the location where the meeting is being held that make the proper progress of the meeting impossible.


• 2. If, in the opinion of the municipal polling station, a situation as referred to in the first paragraph occurs, this will be declared by the chairperson. The meeting will then be suspended. The chairperson will immediately notify the mayor. The mayor will then determine when and where the meeting will resume.


• 3. Further rules regarding this matter will be established by or pursuant to a general administrative order.