Constitutions and Statutes - The Mill Hill Missionaries

fulfil their office faithfully. A secretary is chosenwho shall write a report of the election, which mustbe signed by himself, the President, and the twoscrutineers, and kept in the archives of the Society.C67C68C69C70The election of the General Superior takes place bysecret ballot, and in order to be elected during the firstthree ballots, a priest-Member must have two-thirds ofthe votes of the electors present. If, after the thirdballot, no one has obtained the required number ofvotes, there shall be a fourth ballot in which those twoalone shall be eligible who in the third ballot obtainedthe largest number of votes. In the fourth ballot, arelative majority will suffice. Should the number ofvotes be equal for both, the one who is senior bymembership, or, should they be equal in this respect,the one who is senior by age, shall be declared electedby the President. If the President himself is electedhe shall be proclaimed General Superior by the firstscrutineer.If a candidate for General Superior who is apostulandus fails to obtain a two-thirds majority by thesecond ballot, his name is removed from the list ofcandidates and the election is resumed from thebeginning.A General Superior who has served for two termscannot be elected for a third consecutive term.The General Superior at once informs the CardinalPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation ofPeoples of his election. He also sends notice of hiselection to all the Members and Associates of theSociety.19