Elections for Community Leaders and Members of Community Councils are held on the same day, with different ballot papers. The candidate who receives the most valid votes among the candidates shall be declared Community Leader, without setting any limit on the percentage of votes to be obtained.

As regards Members of the Community Council, the candidates stand either as members of a list, or as individual candidates, and for the allocation of seats simple pro rata applies. Voters also have the right to express their preference in favour of specific candidates with preference crosses. Each voter shall be entitled to one (1) preference cross for every two (2) members. If the number of members divided by two leaves a remainder, the total number of preference crosses shall be increased by one.