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154 GOVERNMENT OF THE LEGION CHAPTER 28
become a member ex officio. All elections of officers shall be
subject to ratification by the next-highest council, but in the
meantime the persons elected may discharge the functions of
their offices.
11. Notice of the taking of nominations and the holding of
an election shall be given to the members, if at all possible, at
the meeting prior to that of the election. It is desirable that
nominees should be made aware of the duties of the office.

12. It is allowable to comment — with proper restraint of
course — on the suitability of candidates. It is also allowable
for the officers of a council, if they are all agreed as to the
suitability of a particular candidate, to declare that as a body
they recommend that person. But that recommendation must
not operate against the nomination of other candidates or
against the full form of election.

13. The election shall be made by secret ballot. The manner
of such election shall be as follows:
The election for each officership is to be taken separately,
and in descending order. Each name put forward must be
formally proposed and seconded. If only one name be put
forward, it is of course unnecessary to proceed to a ballot. If
two or more names are duly proposed and seconded, a ballot
shall be taken. A voting paper is to be given to each member
of the council (including the Spiritual Directors) who is
present and entitled to vote. Careful attention is to be given
to the latter requirement; only members of the council are
entitled to vote. When filled up, the papers are to be folded
carefully and then collected by the scrutineers. The name of
the voter is not to appear on the voting paper.
If the count shows that one candidate has obtained a clear
majority of the votes, that is, a number greater than those of
all the other candidates added together, then that candidate is
to be declared elected. But if no one has secured a clear
majority, the results of the voting are to be read out; then the
same candidates are to be re-voted for. Should this second
ballot fail to yield a clear majority to one candidate, then the
candidate who has secured the lowest number of votes is to be
eliminated and a re-vote taken on the remaining candidates. If