Section 15: Election procedure

15. Election procedure (1) In the case of elections held under sections 13 and 14, the Member in the chair or the Chairperson of the Regional Assembly, as the case may be, shall receive nominations of candidates from any Member who has already been sworn, except that no Member shall nominate more than one candidate for the same office. [Issue 9] R30 – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) Where not more than one candidate is nominated for an office, the Member in the chair or the Chairperson of the Regional Assembly, as the case may be, shall declare that candidate duly elected, but where more than one candidate is nominated the election shall be held by secret ballot. (3) (a) The person elected to an office shall be the candidate receiving the highest number of votes. (b) In case of an equality of votes, the ballot shall be retaken in respect of the relevant candidates. (4) Where on the second ballot there is again an equality of votes, the Member in the chair or the Chairperson of the Regional Assembly, as the case may be, shall exercise a casting vote.