102.1. The Electoral Councilors of the Local Public Bodies will be subjected to the system of responsibilities of the public servants established in the Fourth Title of the Constitution.

102.2. The Electoral Councilors of the Local Public Bodies can be removed by the General Council by committing any of the following serious conducts:

a) To perform acts that threaten the independence and impartiality of the electoral function, or any action that generates or implies subordination in regards to third parties;

b) To be evidently negligent, inept or careless in the discharge of the duties or tasks that should be performed;

c) To know of any matter or participate in any act that they are impeded from;

d) To carry out appointments, promotions or ratifications infringing on the corresponding general provisions;

e) To issue a public opinion that implies prejudging a matter of their knowledge and to not have excused themselves from the same;

f) To stop discharging the duties or tasks that they are in charge of without just cause, and

g) To violate in a serious or repeated manner the rules, guidelines, criteria and forms issued by the Institute in terms of Basis V, Section B, subsection a), numeral 5 of article 41 of the Constitution. For the purposes of this subparagraph, a serious violation is considered as that which damages the guiding principles of the election in question.