Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

The election of representatives of firefighters and territorial civil servants in the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters to the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services, provided for in article L. 1424-31, takes place by proportional voting with the largest remainder within the five separate electoral colleges mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 1424-18. It is held on the same date as the elections to the Board of Directors provided for in article R. 1424-7.

It gives, for each college, the first elected full candidate in the order of registration on the list and his alternate, standing, respectively as a full member and as an alternate, to attend the board of directors of the fire and rescue service.

To be eligible to vote and stand for election, on the date of the election, professional fire fighters and other territorial civil servants in the fire and rescue service must hold their grade. Their representatives are elected on lists presented by representative trade union organisations, within the meaning of articles L. 211-1 and L. 211-2 of the general civil service code.

Professional firefighters who are also volunteer firefighters within the same fire and rescue service participate as candidates or voters in the college of professional firefighter officers or that of non-officer professional firefighters depending on their grade in the ballots provided for the election of representatives of professional firefighters.

The other territorial civil servants of the fire and rescue service who are also volunteer firefighters within the same fire and rescue service participate as candidates or voters in the ballot provided for the election of the representatives of the territorial civil servants of the fire and rescue service.

The lists of voters for each of the five ballots are drawn up by the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors.

These elections take place either by post or by electronic voting according to the choice decided by the fire and rescue service for all colleges.

By post, each ballot paper is inserted in a double envelope: the inner envelope bears no mention or distinctive sign; the outer envelope bears the words: "Election CASDIS/ CATSIS", the voter's name, position and college, as well as his signature.