Annexes II

TITLE I

ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL ROLLS

I-1. The Director General of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne draws up the list of voters and eligible persons for each college in accordance with the provisions of this appendix and of articles A. 211-50 to A. 211-54.

I-2. The Director General of the Ecole Nationale des Sports de Montagne organises the publication of these lists, in particular by posting them. Any complaints must be sent to the Director of the National Mountain Sports School by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within eight days of the publication date. The Director will rule on the validity of any complaints and will draw up the final electoral list within the same time limit.

TITLE II

ORGANISATION OF VOTING OPERATIONS

II-1. Voting timetable.

The timetable for the voting operations is set as follows:

-posting and publication of the electoral lists at least thirty days before the date of the ballot ;

posting and publication of the electoral lists at least thirty days before the date of the ballot; - submission of nomination papers at least twenty-one days before the date of the ballot; - distribution of voting materials;

-distribution of voting material within the establishment at least fifteen days before the date of the ballot

-the counting of all ballot papers on the day of the ballot itself

-declaration of the results on the same day as the ballot.

II-2 a. Practical organisation.

Nomination papers specifying the names of the full and alternate candidates must be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or lodged with the Director in return for a receipt.

Each nomination must include both a full member and a substitute member.

Candidates may include a profession of faith with their application.

II-2 b. Voting materials.

The Ecole nationale des sports de montagne is responsible for preparing the ballot papers and envelopes for the vote, which must be of a single model for both sites of the school.

The Ecole Nationale des Sports de Montagne will send the voters, in good time, in envelopes bearing their name:

-ballot papers

-a copy of this appendix

-where applicable, the candidates' professions of faith.

For persons absent from the establishment during this period, for any reason whatsoever, a letter with acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the elector's home address, at least seven days before the closing date of the ballot.

II-2 c. Polling station.

Voters must use only the voting material provided by the Ecole Nationale des Sports de Montagne.

The vote, on pain of nullity, must be cast using a single ballot paper bearing no erasures, distinctive marks or overwriting. This ballot paper is placed by the voter in an envelope, which must also bear no identifying mark.

On-site voting takes place at both school sites, except for voters belonging to a college specific to a single site. It takes place on polling day.

All voters may vote by post. All postal votes, including those of voters belonging to a college specific to the Prémanon centre, are sent to the post office in Chamonix, the school's headquarters.

Postal votes must be collected en bloc from the post office at the school's head office, the day before the date set for the on-site vote.

For votes sent by post, the outer envelope (envelope no. 1), bearing pre-stamped postage, must not contain any words other than those pre-printed. A second envelope (envelope no. 2), into which a third envelope (envelope no. 3) containing the ballot paper is inserted, must be legibly marked with the voter's surname, first name, college and signature.

Voters who are unable to vote in person may exercise their right to vote by appointing a proxy to vote on their behalf.

The proxy must be registered on the same electoral roll as the principal. No person may hold more than two proxies.

The electoral process takes place in public in an easily accessible room where the freedom and secrecy of the vote are guaranteed, under the supervision of a polling station made up, for each of the school's two sites, of a president and two assessors chosen by the director of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne from among the electors.

The ballot papers and envelopes are placed on a separate table from the ballot box.

Voters are required to use the polling booth.

Voters are asked to sign a list before the ballot paper is placed in the ballot box. Voters must be able to prove their identity.

Before voting begins at the Chamonix site, postal votes are counted.

The names of the voters from whom the envelopes originate are entered on the lists.

The following will be set aside unopened

-envelopes no. 2 which are unsigned or do not show the surname, first name and college of the voter or on which these details are illegible ;

-envelopes no. 3 or ballot papers found in envelope no. 1 without envelope no. 2.

The elector's vote shall be null and void:

-multiple envelopes no. 2 received under the signature of the same elector ;

-envelopes no. 3 bearing a distinctive word or sign;

-a multiple number of No. 3 envelopes in a single No. 2 envelope;

-ballot papers found in envelope no. 2 without envelope no. 3.

The envelope containing the ballot paper is placed in the ballot box.

TITLE III

RESULTS

III-1. Counting of votes

The votes are counted in public at the polling station.

The chairman of the polling station ensures that there are enough scrutineers to ensure that the votes are counted. The number of scrutineers must be at least equal to the number of persons making up the polling station.

At the close of the ballot, the scrutineers check that the number of envelopes in the ballot box is equal to the number of votes cast on the voters' list.

Each member of the polling station signs the voters' list.

The votes are counted immediately afterwards.

The following in particular are considered invalid: - empty envelopes

-empty envelopes

-ballot papers found in the ballot box without envelopes

-ballot papers or envelopes that do not conform to the standard model;

-ballot papers or envelopes bearing a distinctive mark, overwriting or erasure;

-different ballot papers contained in the same envelope.

In the event of a tie in the number of votes obtained, the oldest candidate is elected.

The results of the on-site vote at the Prémanon site are recorded in minutes signed by the Chairman and his assessors. These minutes are immediately communicated to the president of the Chamonix polling station by the president of the Prémanon polling station by fax or scanned document sent by e-mail.

The final results are announced by the president of the Chamonix polling station and recorded in a summary report of the vote signed by the president and the assessors. Invalid ballot papers and unopened envelopes are appended to the minutes.

The minutes shall mention :

1. The number of registered voters ;

2. The number of electors voting ;

3. The number of blank or invalid ballot papers;

4. The number of votes cast;

5. The number of votes received by each candidate;

6. The difficulties and incidents that occurred.

A copy of these minutes is posted by the Director General of the National Mountain Sports School.

III-2. Disputes

Any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral process shall be referred to the Director General of the National Mountain Sports School within five days of the announcement of the results.

The Director General must give a ruling within eight days, at the end of which time the request is deemed to have been rejected.