How are county councilors elected?

How are county councilors elected?

departmental councilors are now elected by a two-round majority mixed binomial ballot: two departmental councilors of different sexes forming a pair are elected in each canton by a two-round majority ballot.

How is a senator elected?

French senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage, by a college of “grand electors”. The Senate is renewed by half every three years; the term of office is therefore six years. The last elections were held on September 27, 2020 for Round 2 and September 24, 2017 for Round 1.

How is the mayor and his deputies voting?

The mayor and his deputies are elected by secret ballot and by absolute majority. If after two ballots none of the candidates for the office of mayor has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot is held and the election takes place by relative majority.

Who elects the general councillors?

The General Councilor is then appointed by the government. It was not until 1833 that the general councilors were elected by suffrage. Election by universal suffrage was instituted only after the law of July 3, 1848.

How are the senators allocated?

Senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage, by 150,000 electors. The ballot is either proportional (52%) or uninominal in two rounds (48%) at the departmental level.

How are city councilors elected?

Municipal councilors are elected (for a 6-year term) by direct universal suffrage by French and European voters registered on the electoral lists. The ballot is majority, plurinominal, in 2 rounds. The mayor and his deputies are then elected by the municipal council.

Who elects the chairman of the general council?

The president is elected by an absolute majority of the members of the departmental council for a term of six years. If this election is not acquired after the first two ballots, a third ballot is held and the election takes place by the relative majority of the members of the departmental council.