79. Article 12 of the Law on Local Elections prohibits candidates for councillors from serving on election commissions. However, there are likely other persons, such as judges, members of Parliament, and candidates for president of the municipal assembly, who should be excluded from membership on an election commission as well. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend that Article 12 of the law be amended to provide a list of categories of persons who should not serve on an election commission due to conflicts created by the person’s holding of a particular office or position.
