1. The new members of the CEC are to be elected no later than 30 days from the date of the end of the mandate of the outgoing members. The new members assume their duty on the day following the end of the mandate of the outgoing members or after taking the oath, in case of the early termination of a mandate.
2. In case of the early termination of a mandate of a member of the CEC, the Assembly is to appoint a replacement member within 30 days from the date the vacancy was announced by the CEC in accordance with letters (b) (c) and (ç) of point 1 of article 18 of this Code, or from the moment of dismissal. The same political subject that had proposed the candidate whose mandate ended has the right to propose the candidacies, if this subject fulfils the criteria specified in point 1 of article 14 of this Code. Otherwise, the candidacies are proposed by the political party that meets the criteria of ranking and affiliation. In case the Chairman is replaced, the same voting procedure according to article 15 of this Code is carried out.
3. If the mandate of a member of the CEC ends prematurely during an electoral period, he is to be replaced by the Assembly as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours after the creation of the vacancy.
4. The replacing member remains in office until the end of the deadline of the legal mandate enjoyed in accordance with the election act by the outgoing member whose mandate was prematurely terminated.
5. If the mandate of the CEC terminates in the 9 last months before the end of the Assembly mandate, then not later than 9 months before the termination of its mandate, the Assembly elects the new members of the CEC in accordance with the procedures provided in articles 14 and 15 of this Code, maintaining at all times the equal proportions of political representation. The elected members take office no later than 24 hours after having taken their oath.
