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§ 19
 

Changes in the composition of an elections authority, term of office


(1) In case an appointed member or a substitute does not execute their seat in the elections authority, for any reason other than a temporary prevention, the party which appointed them has to present a new proposition for the filling of the vacant seat.


(2) The authorities who can appoint election authority returning officers, permanent replacements or in the case of prevention, other replacements, have atany time the right to withdraw the appointed officials from the elections authority and to replace them by new ones. The same right is given to the parties which have brought forward proposals for the appointment of members and substitutes.


(3) When the party on whose proposal members and their substitutes have been appointed to the election authority has not made proposals for appointments in a provincial constituency (§ 42) or when their proposals have not been made public (§ 49) the respective appointed members and their substitutes lose their seats in the province in question as well as in all elections authorities subordinate to it. Under such circumstances they could also lose their seats in the federal elections authority, but only if they have not made proposals in any provincial constituency or when their proposal has not been published in any provincial constituency. In this case all seats of the appointed members and their substitutes have to be distributed among all parties taking part in the elections, irrespective of whether they have been represented in the elections authority to date, as set out in § 15, para 3.


(4) When the new composition of the elections authorities after the election of the National Council does not follow the regulations set out in § 15, para 3, new arrangements have to be made which correspond to the representation of the parties.


(5) In case of amendments according to para 1 to 4, the regulations set out in § 14, paras 1 to 3, paras 5 and 6 as well those in § 15 and § 16 are to be applied accordingly. In case of amendments according to para 4 the prescribed time period must start on the thirtieth day after the election day.


(6) The elections authorities established before each election and changed according to paras 1 to 5, where applicable, remain in office until the elections authorities are constituted for the next election, unless the delayed establishment of an elections authority according to § 14, para 4, has become necessary. In such a case, the proposals for the assistants and the substitutes of the elections authority to be newly established are to be submitted not later than on the tenth day after the area was changed. The assistants and substitutes are to be appointed not later than on the 20th day after that date. The constitutional meeting of the relevant elections authority (§ 16) is to take place not later than on the 30th day after that date.