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Article 24
 
The Rule of Formation of the Central Election Commission.


The Central Election Commission shall consist of 18 members.




The members of the Central Election Commission shall be elected by the Milli Majlis.


24.3     Six members of the Central Election Commission shall represent the political party nominating them, deputies of which constitute majority in the Milli Majlis. Six members of the Central Election Commission shall represent the non-partisan (independent) deputies, which nominate them, and six members shall represent the political parties nominating them, deputies of which obtained minority in the Milli Majlis. The independent deputies shall, as a rule, be represented in the Central Election Commission by independent lawyers, nominated by them, which are not on state service. Nomination of 2 candidates shall be agreed among the interested parties: 1 of the nominees be agreed with representatives of the political party constituting majority in the Milli Majlis, and the other nominee be agreed with representatives of the political party constituting minority in the Milli Majlis.
24.4     Members of the Central Election Commission should have higher education.