1) One member from every party (alliance) that have a faction in the current or dissolved National Assembly appointed by the decision of permanently functioning body (bodies).
2) 3 members nominated by the President of the Republic;
3) If a party (alliance) has not made its nomination pursuant to provisions of sub-clause 1 of this Clause by the deadline for forming the Central Electoral Commission, the vacancy shall be filled by the appropriate faction.
2. The new Central Electoral Commission is formed and starts its duties on the fortieth day after the National Assembly Elections.
3. The composition of the new Central Electoral Commission is announced by the Chairman of the previous Central Electoral Commission.
4. Deleted (Amend. of July 31, 2002 LA-406-P).
5. Deleted (Amend. of July 31, 2002 LA-406-P).
6. The activities of the Central Electoral Commission are supervised by the Chairman of the Commission or by his/her assignment – the Vice-Chairman. The Central Electoral Commission elects the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission at its first meeting. The first session of the Central Electoral Commission commences in the administrative building of the Central Electoral Commission, on the first day of the formation of the Central Electoral Commission, at 12:00 p.m. and can go on until 12:00 a.m. The Chairman of the previous Central Electoral Commission chairs the first session.
7. The right to nominate candidatures for the position of the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission belongs to the members of the Central Electoral Commission.
8. If one candidate has been running for the position of the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, he/she is considered as elected, if he/she has received more than half of the votes cast.
9. If two candidates have been running for the position of the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, the candidate, who has received more votes, is considered as elected.
10. If more than two candidates have been running for the position of the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, and none of them has received more than half of the votes cast, repeated voting is held between the candidates that have received more votes.
11. In the event if no Chairman is elected at the first session of the Central Electoral Commission in the established procedure, within three days Government appoints the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission from among the members of the Central Electoral Commission.
12. The election of the Vice-Chairman and the Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission is held in the procedure envisaged for the election of the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission by this Article.
(Amend. of March 23, 1999 LA-286; July 31, 2002 LA-406-P)
