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Article 107
 

(1) The section election commission abroad shall consist of a chairperson, a deputy chairperson, a secretary and members.


(2) The section election commission shall be represented by the chairperson thereof, and in specified cases, the said commission shall be represented by a deputy chairperson, secretary or a member designated by a decision of the commission.


(3) The representatives of any single party or coalition may not have a majority in the section election commission. The chairperson, the deputy chairperson and the secretary may not be of one and the same party or coalition.


(4) The number of members of section election commissions, including a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and a secretary, shall be:


1. for voting sections with up to 500 voters inclusive: up to seven members, but not fewer than five;
2. for voting sections with more than 500 voters: up to nine members, but not fewer than five.


(5) The ratio of the parties and coalitions represented in Parliament shall be retained upon determining the complement and the leadership of the section election commissions. The said proportion shall be determined after excluding the members nominated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs or by a deputy minister empowered thereby under Article 103 herein from the number of members referred to in Paragraph (4).