11. At the close of nominations, if there is only 1 candidate, the returning officer shall declare him elected. The returning officer shall then complete the certificate of election by acclamation and send a copy of that certificate and of the nomination paper of the elected candidate to the regional board within 10 days. He shall also send the originals of those documents to the executive director of the institution, within the same time.
At least 10 days prior to the date of the election, the executive director shall post up, in a public location accessible to the inhabitants of the Northern village municipality in question, a notice indicating the name of the person elected and stating that no election will be held.
M.O. 94-10-24, s. 11; M.O. 97-09-09, s. 4.