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Nullity of an Election

456

  • 456 (provisional)
    constitution
    • Confirmed ACG 1968 River Forest n.
    Revision history
    1. An election is null:
      1. if more than a third of the electors have not been summoned (see n. 445, § I);
      2. if someone outside the college has been admitted deliberately;
      3. if someone who lacks active voice has been admitted and it is established that without his vote the one elected would not have received the required number of votes;
      4. if in a ballot it is found that the number of votes exceeds the number of voters;
      5. if anyone votes for himself and without that vote, invalidly cast as it was, would not have received a majority of the votes.
    2. If any of the voters is overlooked and was therefore  absent, the election is valid. However, at his insistence and given proof of the oversight and absence, the election should be declared null and void by the competent superior even after confirmation, provided it has been established juridically that recourse had been made at least within three days from receiving notice of the election.