Constitutions and Statutes - The Mill Hill Missionaries

paper or email, he writes the name of the Mission,or the Region or Area to which he belongs and thename(s) of the delegate(s) he chooses. The runner(s)-up shall be the substitute(s) of elected delegate(s).The ballot paper is dated and signed by the voter,except where an email is sent from a personal address.The election officers examine these votes anddetermine the delegates and their substitutes inaccordance with the prescribed procedure. Theythen communicate the election results to the GeneralCouncil and to the electorate without delay.D62D63C64C65C66Observers shall also be invited to the General Chapter,at the discretion of the General Council.The General Council appoints a committee to collatesuggestions and proposals made by the Members andAssociates, individually or in groups, for submission tothe Chapter.The members of the General Chapter will elect 1) theGeneral Superior and 2) the Councillors, one by one.After this they will elect one of the Councillors to beVicar General. Canon Law provides that only priest-Members may be elected to the offices of GeneralSuperior and Vicar General (cf. Can.588). To beeligible, a priest must have been a Perpetual Memberfor at least ten years (cf. Can. 623).The General Superior whose term of office expirespresides at the election of the General Superior.Before the election of the General Superior, themembers of the Chapter choose two scrutineerswho, together with the President, pledge themselves to18