years. One of the general Councilors can be made the General Treasurer. (C 281, 282) Postulator General; Vice-Postulators 259 The Congregation is to have also a Postulator General, whose duty is to promote canonization causes and to handle them with the Apostolic See. Outside of Rome, he is assisted by Vice-Postulators. (C 282) Appointment of the Postulator and Vice-Postulators 260 The Postulator General is approved by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints upon the presentation by the Superior General after obtaining the consent of his Council; Vice-Postulators, in turn, are appointed by the Postulator General. (C 282) CHAPTER XII PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT General Consultative Vote for the Provincial Superior 261The Provincial Superior is elected by the Provincial Chapter. All members of the Province who have active voice participate in the general consultative vote before the election of the Provincial Superior at the Provincial Chapter. The votes of individual confreres are sent to the Provincial Chapter according to the Provincial Statutes. (C 274, 286) Opening of Ballots 262In the Provincial Chapter, the tellers first verify the validity of all the ballots; then they collect, count, and open them and publicly read the names of those who have received votes. (C 286) Election by the Chapter 263There can be four ballots in the Chapter for the election of a Provincial Superior. If, in the first three ballots, no one has obtained an absolute majority of votes, then in Directory—Part VI 254
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