Composition and mandate of the Central Elections Commission
(1)The vice-president and the secretary of the commission shall be elected from among its members with a majority of votes. The ballot results shall be recorded in a protocol signed by all ballot participants. The re-election of the aforementioned persons may be initiated with at least 1/3 out of the commission members with deliberate vote. The decision for the re-election shall be adopted with a majority of votes of the commission members.
[Paragraph 1, article 17 as amended by the law no.894-XIV from 23.03.2000]
(2)In the event if, during the first voting, the candidate to the position of the deputy-president or secretary of Central Elections Commission did not gather a majority of votes, a repeated ballot shall be organized where the candidates of the first voting for the same position may also participate.
[Paragraph 2, article 17 as amended by the law no.894-XIV from 23.03.2000]
(3)President, deputy-president and secretary of the Commission shall work on a permanent basis. Other members of the commission shall convene at the request of the president whenever necessary.
[Paragraph 3, article 17 as amended by the law no.268 -XIV from 04.02.1999]
(4)Vacancies of the positions mentioned in the Paragraph 1 shall be filled in, following the same procedure as in the case of elections.
(5)Within two days after being constituted, the Central Elections Commission shall bring to the knowledge of the public, information concerning its composition, premises and the contacting manner for public relations.
(6)Central Elections Commission has a mandate of 6 years. After the expiry of this term, the composition of the commission may be changed. Commission members may not exercise more than two consecutive mandates.
