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Article V 6
 

• 1. If the body for which the appointment has been made decides not to admit one or more members due to the invalidity of the vote at one or more polling stations, postal voting stations, or provinces, the chairperson shall immediately notify:


o a. Our Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, if it concerns an election of members of the House of Representatives or Senate;


o b. the Provincial Executive, if it concerns an election of members of the Provincial Executive;


o c. the Executive Board, if it concerns an election of members of the General Board;


o d. the Mayor and Aldermen, if it concerns an election of members of the Municipal Council.


• 2. No later than the thirtieth day after this notification is received, a new vote will be held at the polling stations, postal voting stations, and provinces referred to in the first paragraph, and the election results will be redetermined. The date of the vote will be determined by:


o a. Our Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, if it concerns an election of members of the House of Representatives or the Senate;


o b. the Provincial Executive, if it concerns an election of members of the Provincial Council;


o c. the Executive Board, if it concerns an election of members of the General Board;


o d. the Mayor and Aldermen, if it concerns an election of members of the Municipal Council.


• 3. Upon this determination, the candidate who has already been admitted as a member remains declared elected, even if it turns out that this was done incorrectly. The candidate who would have been elected if the admitted candidate had not been declared elected will then be eliminated.