26. For the first two elections for the offices of chairman and vice-chairman, there shall be candidacies only for the office of chairman. The candidate obtaining the highest number of votes is elected chairman, and the candidate obtaining the second highest number is elected vice-chairman.
Thereafter, there shall be candidacies for the offices of chairman and vice-chairman, and the candidates who, upon the addition of the votes, have received the greatest number of votes for their respective offices, are declared elected.