Elector Challenge to Electoral List Striking Dismissal Upheld Despite Procedural Claims
France (FR)
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAAn elector challenged a decision that dismissed their recourse seeking the striking of several names from the communal electoral list, arguing the judgment was flawed for being rendered more than ten days after the appeal and failing to succinctly state the parties' claims and arguments. The court rejected the appeal, holding that the ten-day deadline set by the Electoral Code for rendering judgment is not prescribed under penalty of nullity, and further finding that the lower court's ruling, which was based on the principle of the permanence of electoral lists and a finding that the appellant failed to prove the listed voters no longer met the conditions for remaining on the list, was sufficiently reasoned and not successfully challenged on its substantive grounds.
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Généré par l'IAARTICLE R14 DU CODE ELECTORAL, ARTICLE L11 DU CODE ELECTORAL; Elector Challenge to Electoral List Striking Dismissal Upheld Despite Procedural Claims: The court rejected the appeal, holding that the ten-day deadline set by the Electoral Code for rendering judgment is not prescribed under penalty of nullity, and further finding that the lower court's ruling, which was based on the principle of the permanence of electoral lists and a finding that the appellant failed to prove the listed voters no longer met the conditions for remaining on the list, was sufficiently reasoned and not successfully challenged on its substantive grounds.
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Généré par l'IAThe court noted that the ten-day deadline imposed by this article is not prescribed under penalty of nullity, so its non-observance does not justify cassation.
The court referenced the situations listed in this article when finding that the challenged voters still met the criteria to remain on the electoral rolls.
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ATTENDU QUE JEAN-BAPTISTE X..., TIERS ELECTEUR INSCRIT SUR LA LISTE ELECTORALE DE LA COMMUNE DE LUCCIANA, REPROCHE AU JUGEMENT ATTAQUE D'AVOIR REJETE SON RECOURS TENDANT A LA RADIATION DE LADITE LISTE DE PLUSIEURS ELECTEURS, EN STATUANT PLUS DE DIX JOURS APRES LE RECOURS, SANS EXPOSER SUCCINCTEMENT LES PRETENTIONS RESPECTIVES DES PARTIES ET LEURS MOYENS ;
MAIS ATTENDU QUE, LE DELAI DE DIX JOURS FIXE PAR L'ARTICLE R14 DU CODE ELECTORAL N'ETANT PAS PRESCRIT A PEINE DE NULLITE, SON INOBSERVATION NE PEUT DONNER LIEU A CASSATION ;
ET ATTENDU QUE LE JUGEMENT A RELEVE, DANS UN MOTIF NON CRITIQUE PAR LE POURVOI, QUE LES ELECTEURS VISES AU RECOURS BENEFICIAIENT DU PRINCIPE DE LA PERMANENCE DES LISTES ELECTORALES, ET CONSTATE QUE LA PREUVE N'ETAIT PAS RAPPORTEE QUE CES ELECTEURS NE SE TROUVAIENT PLUS DANS AUCUNE DES SITUATIONS ENUMEREES PAR L'ARTICLE L11 DU CODE ELECTORAL LEUR PERMETTANT D'Y DEMEURER ;
D'OU IL SUIT QUE LE MOYEN N'EST PAS FONDE ;
PAR CES MOTIFS : REJETTE LE POURVOI FORME CONTRE LE JUGEMENT RENDU LE 15 FEVRIER 1983 PAR LE TRIBUNAL D'INSTANCE DE BASTIA ;