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I. For the confirmation or cassation of the election of a regional prior and its acceptance, nn. 465-473 shall be observed.
II. The right of appointing a regional prior devolves upon the prior provincial without prejudice to n. 373, 1:
1. when at the time of the vacancy in the office of regional prior, the vicariate does not have the conditions described in n. 384; then, however, nn. 483 and 484 must be observed in the appointment of a vicar;
2. when all the voters have renounced their voice and have not been reinstated by the prior provincial; 
3. when for any reason whatsoever a regional prior has not been elected or postulated within six months of the vacancy becoming known;
4. when in the course of the election there have been seven inconclusive ballots (see n. 480, § II, 2),
5. when the brothers elect the same brother again after the first election has been cassated, unless the sole reason for the cassation of that election was defect of form and not the person elected;
6. when there have been two or, at most, three elections confirmed by the prior provincial but not accepted by those elected, then after the second election the prior provincial may and after a third, must, appoint a regional prior.