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Article 13
 

Mandate and time of work of the CEC members

1. A member of the CEC has a 4-year mandate with the right to be re-elected.

2. The beginning and the end of the mandate of a CEC member is determined in this Code.

3. A member of the CEC exercises this duty full time. His function is incompatible with any other political, public or private duty or function, with the exception of teaching.

4. Before taking office, an elected member of the CEC takes an oath in front of the Assembly in a public ceremony. The text of the oath is: “I swear on my honour that I shall commit myself with all my strength to the realization of fair, free and democratic elections in the Republic of Albania; I shall guarantee and protect the integrity and secrecy of the vote; I shall maintain impartiality in discharging my duty as a member of the Central Election Commission and shall demonstrate professionalism in this discharge".