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FIA election: The voting system

This Friday will see voting take place in order to determine who will become the new FIA President. The change will see the first modification to the leadership of the Formula One governing body for the first time since 1993, when Max Mosley stepped in to take the reigns from Jean-Marie Balestre.

With former Ferrari Team Principal Jean Todt of France and 1981 World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen of Finland being the two candidates vying for outgoing Mosley's position, Friday's voting process will see a variety of FIA clubs and member groups in various countries submit votes, with the winner simply being the man with the most.

How the voting works:

- Each country will submit its vote. Some nations, however, have more than one Mobility Club, meaning that an agreement must be found before a vote can be submitted from that country; if various parties within the country do not agree, a blank vote is cast

- Those who cannot attend the FIA's Paris headquarters are permitted to send a representative, although voting by mail is not allowed

- The entire voting process will be overseen by a supervisor, known as the Huissier de Justice - a French court official. Following the voting process, the Huissier will confiscate all ballot papers for a year

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