(1) The District Returning Officers and their deputies shall be appointed before each elec-tion. The appointment must be made as soon as possible after the announcement of the date of the general election. The appointing agency shall notify the Land Returning Officer and the Federal Returning Officer of the names and addresses of their offices, with telephone, telex and fax numbers, and make them public
(2) The District Returning Officer and his or her deputies shall carry out the functions of their offices even after the general election, but not beyond the end of the legislative term.
