Replacement of Electoral Commissions’ members
In cases contemplated by Sections 14 and 16, as well as in the event of a resignation duly motivated and accepted by the respective Chairman, members shall be replaced according to the following rules:
a) Members and Chairmen shall be replaced by the same procedure as for their appointment;
b) The Clerk of the Congress of Deputies shall be replaced by the Head Clerk of the Senate or, as the case may be, by the most senior Clerk of Parliament, and
c) Provincial and Judiciary District Commissions’ Secretaries shall be replaced according to the seniority principle.