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 If not enough candidates have reached 50% of the votes cast, a second round of voting will be held. In the second round only those candidates who got the highest number of votes will be eligible. The number of candidates shall be double the number of positions still needing to be filled. The candidates who gain more than 50% of the votes cast in order of the highest result to the lowest are elected in the second round, until all positions are filled.
-(9) The Council may decide on additional rounds of voting and the admission of new candidates, if a position could not be filled.
+(9) The Council may decide on additional elections and the admission of new candidates, if a position could not be filled.
 (10) If a candidate is elected as a Board member and they accept, they will automatically lose any mandate as a delegate in the Council after the meeting of the Council is over. They may not accept a new delegation while still in office.
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 ===== Finances =====
 === Art. 21 – Financial Provisions ===
-(1) The financial year of the Association shall run from 1 January to 31 December of the same year.
+(1) The financial year of the Association shall run from the 1st of January to the 31st of December of the same year.
 (2) At the end of each financial year, the Board shall adopt the annual  accounts for the past financial year and the budget for the next year in  the manner provided for by law and shall then submit them annually for  approval by the Council.
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 (3) After approval of the annual accounts and the budget, the Council shall vote separately on granting discharge to the members of the Board.
-(5) At least two weeks before the annual Council meeting, the accounts and  budget shall be communicated to the members of the Council, who may then  ask to inspect, without removal, any of the documents on which these  accounts and budgets are based.
+(4) At least two weeks before the annual Council meeting, the accounts and  budget shall be communicated to the members of the Council, who may then  ask to inspect, without removal, any of the documents on which these  accounts and budgets are based.
 (6) A surplus shall be added to the assets of the Association and may not  under any circumstances be paid to the members as a dividend or in any  other way.
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 ===== Change of Statutes and the Pirate Manifesto and Decision-making-Process =====
 === Article 24 - Decision-making-Process ===
-(1) If not otherwise specified in these Statutes, all decisions taken by the Council or the Board will be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast.
+(1) If not otherwise specified in these Statutes, all decisions taken by the Council or the Board will be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast. Abstentions will not be taken into account.
-(2) All votes will be public and published in the minutes of a meeting, including those for elections. They shall be done in writing, if appropriate. Votes done in writing are usually appropriate for the election of members of the Board. To fulfil the requirement of a written vote, an email or chat protocol will be enough. Abstentions will not be taken into account.
+(2) All votes will be public and published in the minutes of a meeting, including those for elections. They shall be done in writing, if appropriate. Votes done in writing are usually appropriate for the election of members of the Board. To fulfil the requirement of a written vote, an email or chat protocol will be sufficient.
 === Article 25 – Change of Statutes ===
-(1) Proposals must be presented in writing by any means (electronic, paper or  otherwise) to the Board which will transmit them to the Members of the Council for deliberation at least four weeks prior to the meeting at which the Council will deliberate and decide on those  proposals. The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association must  be attached to the notice calling the meeting of the Council. A  reference to a website displaying the proposed changes of the Statutes would also be sufficient.
+(1) Proposals must be presented in writing by any means (electronic, paper or  otherwise) to the Board which will transmit them to the Members of the Council for deliberation at least four weeks prior to the meeting at which the Council will deliberate and decide on those proposals. The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association must be attached to the notice calling the meeting of the Council. A reference to a website displaying the proposed changes of the Statutes would also be sufficient.
 (2) Decisions regarding amendments to the Statutes can only be taken if there is an attendance quota of two-thirds of the members entitled to vote present or represented and shall be taken with a double majority of two-thirds of the votes cast by two-thirds of the Ordinary Members taking part in the voting, except for decisions on the Principles (Art. 4) and Objectives (Art. 5) where consent of all the Ordinary Council Members is necessary.
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 ===== Transitional Provisions =====
 === Art. 28 – Entry into Force ===
-(1) When and if at least 5 European Pirate Parties who are eligible to become Ordinary Members have signed and ratified these Statutes the Members of the European Parlament representing the Swedish Pirate Party shall call for a founding Council meeting of the association, to be held in Brussels at which time these statutes shall enter into force.
+(1) When and if at least 5 European Pirate Parties who are eligible to become Ordinary Members have signed and ratified these Statutes the Members of the European Parliament representing the Swedish Pirate Party shall call for a founding Council meeting of the association, to be held in Brussels at which time these statutes shall enter into force.
 (2) The founding Council meeting shall in all respects be carried out as a regular council meeting with the following exceptions:
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 (4) This shall be done by both of the following means:
-  * a)  by email to the Members of the European Parlament representing the Swedish Pirate Party
+  * a) by email to the Members of the European Parliament representing the Swedish Pirate Party
   * b) by sending a letter to the official seat of the Association according to these Statutes.