1. A VCC member and a secretary are dismissed from duty by a decision of the CEAZ if they:

a) violate the provisions of this Code or of secondary legislation enacted pursuant to this Code, concerning VCC duties;

b) are sentenced by a final court decision for committing a crime;

c) are absent for more than 2 consecutive days without a reasonable cause; or

ç) do not participate in the training or do not pass the tests organised by the CEC.

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

a) have a close relationship by marriage, or family relations to the second degree, with any of the candidates running in that electoral zone for the local government bodies;

b) have employment relations with any of the candidates running in that zone;

c) resign from duty;

ç) no longer meet the criteria of being a voter.