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  1. In convents where only one socius is to be elected, the election is held according to the manner indicated in n. 452.
  2. In convents where several socii are to be elected (see n. 490, § II), a secret vote must be cast to determine whether they are to be elected all together or one after the other.
  3. If the majority agree, there can be a discussion about the candidates before the election.
  4. The election is to take place as follows:
    1. if the socii are elected all together, the election is to be terminated in the seventh ballot, in which a relative majority suffices;
    2. if they are elected one after the other and if by the third ballot no candidate has been given a clear majority of votes, in the fourth and last ballot the candidates are reduced to two: those who have received the most votes in the previous ballot, with due regard for n 450, §III.
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