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CATEGORY:
ELECTION OF AN OLYMPIC GAMES HOST CITY > Procedure to be followed
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What are the stages of the procedure to elect a host city of the Olympic Games?
The procedure leading to the election of the Host City of the Olympic Games is governed by the Olympic Charter, Chapter 5, Rule 34, p. 70 (formerly Rule 37).
 Olympic Charter
Since December 1999, the procedure used has consisted of two phases:
Phase 1: APPLICANT cities
The applicant cities have to answer a questionnaire covering various themes.
After a group of experts has studied their answers, the IOC Executive Board decides which applicant cities will be accepted as candidate cities. These cities can then continue with the procedure and move on to the actual candidature phase.
Phase 2: CANDIDATE Cities
The candidate cities have several months in which to submit a file in response to a second IOC questionnaire.
Evaluation Commission
In line with the IOC reforms of 1999, an Evaluation Commission is given the job of analysing the files submitted by the candidate cities and making inspection visits to the cities (four days per city). The Commission then produces a report for the IOC members, to enable them to judge the ability of the each city to host the Games.
This report is made public no later than one month before the start of the IOC Session, i.e. the general assembly of IOC members, one of whose roles is to elect the host cities of the Olympic Games (only the active members vote).
For the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Candidature acceptance procedure
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