Canon 959

1. If the election requires confirmation the person elected

must personally or through someone else request confirmation by

the competent authority not beyond eight days of available time

from the day of acceptance of the election; otherwise the person

elected is deprived of any right unless it is proved that the

person has been constrained from petitioning confirmation by a

just impediment. 2. Before receiving confirmation, the person

may not become involved in the administration of the office, and

acts placed by such a person are invalid.