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The members of the committees shall not separate, nor shall any
of them leave the room of the meeting, before the election
proceedings are in every respect terminated.
At the voting the chairman of the committee for each kingdom
shall read out and exchange the document that contains the name
of the one person on whom the choice of his National Assembly has
fallen. In accordance therewith shall the terms of the proposal to
be voted on be settled, and the names af both the candidates for
the Throne shall be entered therein, after the following form:—
«The delegates of the Storthing of Norway and of the Estates of
the kingdom of Sweden are voting jointly to elect a successor to the
united Thrones of Norway and Sweden. On the part of the Storthing
of Norway, N. N. has been proposed as such; on the part of the
Estates of the kingdom of Sweden, N. N. has been proposed as such.[[** avsl. anf.tegn mgl.]]
«If the greatest number of votes fall upon N. N., then he is
lawfully elected as the King’s successor (King) to the united Thrones
of Norway and Sweden.»
«If the greatest number of votes fall upon N. N., then he is
lawfully elected as the King’s successor King) to the united Thrones
of Norway and Sweden.»
Before the electors are challenged to cast their votes, all the
regulations relating to the mode of voting are to be read out aloud and clearly.
The call to vote on this occassion shall be so conducted that,
when the chairman of the joint committee is Norwegian, then the
Swedish delegates shall be called first and cast their votes, and after
them the Norwegians; and vice versa when the chairman is Swedish.
The voting shall take place by means of ballot-papers of equal
size and appearance in every respect, on which the name of each
candidate for the Throne shall be printed in the same type. The
chairman, who does not preside over the proceedings, shall sign his
name to the ballot-papers before they are delivered to the delegates.
In order to be valid, these ballot-papers shall be single,
unmarked, closed and rolled up.
A simple majority decides the issue.
Before the ballot-papers are counted, the chairman shall pick
out one of them and lay it aside under seal.
If, after the call has taken place, on the opening of the
ballot-papers any one of them is found which according to the foregoing
regulations is inadmissible, it shall there and then be destroyed.
If in consequence thereof, it should turn out that the votes are equal,
the ballot-paper that was sealed up is to be opened, which shall
then decide the matter, provided it is found to possess the qualities
mentioned; but if it is inadmissible, then what has passed is to be
deemed to be of no valid effect, and the voting is at once to be
recommenced afresh.
If the majority is already decided, without the application of
this means, the ballot-paper that was laid aside shall immediately
be destroyed unopened.
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