Rank-order rules

When municipal councillors are elected by majority list voting, each list includes a number of substitutes equal to the number of seats to be filled. In the event of a vacancy on the list of candidates by majority vote, the substitute of the same sex is placed at the top of the list in which the vacancy occurred.

When municipal councillors are elected by proportional representation, each list includes a number of substitutes equal to half of the seats filled. However, in the event that the number of elected councillors is odd, it is then increased by one unit to accurately determine the list of substitutes. In the event of a vacancy, priority will be given to the unelected candidate of the same sex placed at the top of the list in which the vacancy occurred. (ARTICLE L.267)