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Portuguese court holds secret voting incompatible with required deliberation justification for public function appointments.

Case Number 026486
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Administrative Court dismissed the municipal chamber's appeal regarding a public function appointment decision. The chamber argued that secret voting was legally required, while the applicant contended the lack of written justification violated statutory mandates. The court ruled that secret voting is incompatible with the obligation to provide reasoned deliberations, rendering the decision invalid.

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CAMARA MUNICIPAL DELIBERAÇÃO CONCURSO DE PROVIMENTO LISTA DE GRADUAÇÃO ESCRUTINIO SECRETO FUNDAMENTAÇÃO

Keywords

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secret voting incompatibility reasoned deliberation requirement public function appointment municipal chamber decision administrative justification

Cited Legislation

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DL 256-A/77 de 1977, Art. 1
Constitution of Portugal, Art. 268, n.º 2

Cited Case Law

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Supreme Administrative Court, 1983/02/10

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[AREA TEMATICA 1] DIR ADM GER - FUNÇÃO PUBL ESTATUTARIO. [LEGISLACAO NACIONAL] DL 256-A/77 DE 1977/06/17 ART1. CONST82 ART268 N2. [JURISPRUDENCIA NACIONAL] AC STA DE 1983/02/10. [1ª PAG. DE PUBLICACAO DO ACORDAO] 2827 [ANO DA PUBLICACAO] 89 [APENDICE] DR [DATA DE ENTRADA] 10/27/1988 [DATA DO APENDICE] 11/15/1994 [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA00029487 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA119890426026486 [OBJECTO] SENT TAC LISBOA. [PRIVACIDADE] 01 [RECORRENTE] CM DE ALCOBAÇA [RECORRIDO 1] CAMPOS , JOÃO [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/BA23ADF229E7373C802568FC0037DC41?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO I - A votação por escrutinio secreto não e incompativel com a fundamentação da respectiva deliberação.

II - A alteração, por uma Camara Municipal, da lista de graduação dos candidatos a determinado concurso de provimento carece de fundamentação.