
H. Paus Johannes Paulus II - 22 februari 1996
De procedure van de stemming verloopt in drie fasen, waarvan de eerste, die men voorafgaande stemming kan noemen, bevat:
The election is to begin immediately after the provisions of No. 54 of the present Constitution have been duly carried out.
Should the election begin on the afternoon of the first day, only one ballot is to be held; then, on the following days, if no one was elected on the first ballot, two ballots shall be held in the morning and two in the afternoon. The voting is to begin at a time which shall have been determined earlier, either in the preparatory Congregations or during the election period, but in accordance with the procedures laid down in Nos. 64ff of the present Constitution.