II. Comments on the text of the draft law

C. Election Commissions

It is of note that the draft law does not contain a provision which allows the nominating party of an election commission member the unlimited right to remove a member without cause. This will address the problem of election commission members being pressured or threatened with removal should they not vote on issues in compliance with instructions given by the nominating party. Commission members must act impartially without regard to political motivations once appointed. This change satisfies prior OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations. [1]

[1] See also Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters (CDL-AD (2002) 023 rev.,II.3.1.f.