1. A CEAZ member and a secretary shall be discharged from duty by a CEC decision when they:

a) violate the provisions of this Code or of secondary legislation enacted pursuant to this Code, concerning CEAZ duties;
b) are convicted by a final court decision for committing a crime;
c) are absent without a reasonable cause for more than three consecutive CEAZ meetings, or are not present, without cause, for more than 2 consecutive days during the electoral period; or
ç) do not participate in the training or do not pass the tests organized by the CEC.

2. The members and the secretary of the CEAZ shall be released from duty by a CEC decision when they:

a) have a close relationship by marriage, or family relations, to the fourth degree, with any of the candidates running in that zone;
b) have employment relations with any of the candidates included in the multi name list of a party or a coalition running in that zone;
c) no longer meet the criteria of being a voter;
ç) no longer have their domicile in the electoral zone;
d) the electoral subject that has proposed them requests their substitution.

3. The member and the secretary of the CEAZ shall be released/discharged from duty by the CEC, upon its own initiative or upon the proposal of the electoral subjects, only for the reasons provided for in this article. In any case, the request for release or discharge from duty should also contain the arguments and facts concerning the alleged violation. In the case provided for in letter “d” of point 2 of this article, this rule shall not be applicable and the request shall be accepted in any case.