Convocation 208The President, in the prescribed manner, time, and place, is to convene all who should be convoked to carry out an election. (C 253) CM 615 Ballot of the Sick 209In the case treated in C 254, the tellers or two of the Council members are to approach the ill elector, collect his ballot with the vote written on it, place it in a closed container, and then add it to the other ballots. (C 254) CM 616 Only One Vote 210Even if someone has the right to vote in his own name by more than one title, he may cast only one ballot. (C 255) CIC, can. 168; CM 617 No Outsider 211 A person who is not a member of a Chapter or Council gathered in session cannot be admitted to balloting; otherwise, the election is ipso facto null and void. (C 255) CM 618 Requirements for a Valid Vote 212A vote is null and void unless it is: 1) free; therefore, a vote is invalid if the elector has been forced, directly or indirectly, to elect a certain person or various persons separately through great fear or fraud; 2) secret; no one is allowed to reveal the name of the person for whom he is voting; 3) indubitable; that is, either indicating directly the person to be elected by giving his proper name and surname, or expressing it with certainty in some other way; hence, a vote is questionable and, therefore, null and void if it: lists several names of candidates, is illegibly written, is incomprehensible Structure and Government 241
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