French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceTo take part in the campaign for the referendum, groups of elected representatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in Article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authorisation to the President of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin no later than 5 p.m. on the third Monday before polling day.
Each group of elected representatives shall attach a list of its members to its request for authorisation.
Each party or political grouping to which elected representatives or candidates have declared their affiliation under the conditions provided for in Article LO 1112-10 shall attach a list of these elected representatives or candidates and their declaration of affiliation to its request for authorisation.
An order of the President of the Territorial Council, published or posted no later than the third Friday before polling day, sets out the list of groups of elected representatives, political parties and groupings authorised to take part in the campaign as well as the list of persons declaring their affiliation.
Any elector registered in Saint-Martin as well as any political group, party or grouping that has submitted an application for authorisation may, within twenty-four hours of the publication of the list, refer the matter to the Administrative Court. The court rules in the first and last instance within three days of the application being lodged.
For the application of the articles of the Electoral Code (Regulatory part) to the campaign organised with a view to a local referendum, references to candidates and lists of candidates are replaced by references to groups of elected representatives, political parties and groupings.
Please note that these articles of the Electoral Code do not apply to the campaign organised with a view to a local referendum.
