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allot. If there is a tie on the second ballot, there shall be a third and final ballot.In the event of a tie on the third ballot, seniority of profession shall be thedetermining factor of the election. If there is a tie on the profession date, thenseniority by age shall determine the election.4) Election of the Local Councila) The outgoing President shall preside at the election and conduct it in accordancewith Sec. III.2 above.b) The three incumbent Councilors shall count and verify the votes, and theSecretary shall record them.c) The three Councilors shall be elected on a single ballot. Each voter shall enter onthe ballot their first, second, and third choice for Councilor. First choicecandidates shall receive three points in the tabulation of the ballots. Secondchoice two points, and third choice one point. 8 The candidates with the threehighest points shall be elected Councilors. The candidate with the fourth highestpoints shall be elected Councilor only if the Director of Formation is elected bythe Local Council from one of its newly elected members.d) In case of ties, the same rules outlined in Sec. III.3d above apply.5) The procedure for appointing the Secretary and Treasurer should be left to thediscretion of the newly elected Local Council. [cf. Arts. 54-55]Section IV: Remembrances of the Dead1) At the time of death of a community member:a) The President or a designated member of the community shall inform themembers of the community of the member's death as soon as possible and provideinformation regarding the funeral.b) The President or a designated member shall contact the family of the deceased todetermine how the community may be of service and participate in the funeralservice. The desires of the family regarding funeral arrangements must always behonored.c) Those unable to attend the funeral shall participate in a Mass and receive HolyCommunion for the deceased, or remember the deceased in prayer, preferably the8 To eliminate confusion the nominating committee should prepare ballots in advance which look like this:First choice ____________________ [3 points]Second choice __________________[2 points]Third choice _____________________[1 point]4
Office for Dead.d) The community of the deceased shall prepare a short notice of death to send to theCentral Office for publication in the Provincial newsletter.2) At the first meeting following news of the death of a member of the province(including friars and nuns), the community shall pray for the deceased member.3) Deceased members of the entire Order should be remembered in daily prayers,especially on the Feast of All Souls of the Carmelite Order.4) Members are to be encouraged to inform their families regardinga) participation by their brothers and sisters in Carmel in the funeral servicesb) burial in their habit as a Carmelite Secular, namely the large brown scapularc) having the initials "OCDS" included on their headstone5) Each community shall maintain a necrology of the deceased members of thatcommunity.Section V: Vows1) Since the vows constitute a strictly personal and more complete offering of oneself,and therefore entail a greater moral responsibility [cf. RL, Art. 15], CarmeliteSeculars desiring to take vows of obedience and chastity should go through a seriousdiscernment process. This discernment process should include discussions with theirpersonal spiritual director/confessor, if available, the Spiritual Assistant of the localcommunity, and the Local Council, and requires the permission of the Provincial orhis delegate [cf. Art. 40].2) Carmelite Seculars may be permitted to take vows of obedience and chastity nosooner than five years after making the Definitive Promise.3) A Carmelite Secular who has made vows and wishes to leave the order and/or bedispensed from those vows must request dispensation via the Provincial Delegate[CCL 1196].5
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