56 Superiors’ Age Limit D 168 Those who are 75 years of age or older are not eligible for election as Major or Local Superiors. C 238 Local Superior D 169 Normally, a priest, perpetually professed for no less than three years, should be appointed to the office of local Superior. A religious brother, on the other hand, may be appointed to the office of local superior by the Superior General after obtaining the consent of his council and not earlier than after three years of perpetual profession. C 239; CCL 623; Pope Francis, Rescriptum ex audientia from May 18th, 2022 Removal of D 206 Right to Vote Outside of One’s Province or General Vicariate D 206 Those who have the right to vote and to be elected, if they are working outside their own Province or General Vicariate and are residing in that place for more than 12 months, shall take part in the voting and are eligible for the offices of the Province or General Vicariate in which they are working. (C 252) Tellers and Secretary of the Chapter D 229 The president of the Chapter will appoint two temporary tellers from among the members of the Chapter. Then he proposes to the Chapter members candidates for the two tellers and for the secretary. Elections for each candidate are held separately and a relative majority of votes is sufficient. The tellers along with the president must take an oath to discharge their office faithfully and to observe secrecy regarding matters of the Chapter. C 261; CM 652 Prior Deliberations New Paragraph in the Directory after D 235 D 236 It is permissible and expedient for Chapter members to deliberate privately among themselves and to gather information about the persons to be elected, their qualities and their suitability for offices. They should have common and public sessions in which they consider those things that could contribute to conducting the elections in a right and proper manner, as long as the electors do not determine among themselves the result of an election before they enter the Chapter hall and that do not persuade others to vote for their own candidate. CM 643
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