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Vis-à-vis the decision making within the commissions, there are a few minor issues which can be improved. Article 17(2) states that “If the candidate for the position of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson or Secretary of the commission does not receive a majority of votes, another round of elections shall be organized in which the candidates nominated for the same position in the previous round may participate." The requirement for the outcome of the repeated vote is, however, not specified. Nor it is stated that only two top candidates can participate in the run-off, and if more than two may participate, the requirement for being elected should be clearly stated (e.g. the highest number of votes; or more than 50% in which case one needs to specify what happens if nobody receives that kind of majority).