(1) Any person meeting the conditions below can be accepted to the body of electoral experts, through decision of the Permanent Electoral Authority:

a) has Romanian citizenship;
b) knows Romanian, written and spoken;
c) has the right to vote;
d) enjoys a medical condition enabling him/her to hold the position in question;
e) is not a member of any political party;
f) has obtained a university bachelor’s degree in the field of legal sciences or in other fields;
g) is not subject to criminal prosecution, is not indicted or criminally convicted.

(2) If the number of university graduates in the field of legal sciences or in other fields in a locality is not sufficient, notwithstanding the provisions of point (f) of paragraph (1), graduates of the mandatory general education or higher can also be accepted to the body of electoral experts.

(3) Admission to the body of electoral experts is based on the favourable opinion given by the Permanent Electoral Authority for the previously conducted activity as president of an electoral bureau of a polling station or as their alternate and it is done following an exam.

(4) The Permanent Electoral Authority gives favourable opinion to the person having previously acted as president of an electoral bureau of a polling station or as his/her alternate, for at least a ballot and who:

a) meets the requirements in paragraph (1);
b) has submitted, in writing, to mayors or prefects, or to the Permanent Electoral Authority, in writing or in electronic format, 45 days before the election date, at the latest, a written, dated and signed application, including the last name, the first name, the personal identification number, the domicile, the residence, the occupation, the profession, the telephone number and e-mail address, accompanied by a statement on the fulfilling of the requirements referred to in paragraph (1);
c) has not committed any minor offences related to the elections or to a referendum;
d) has made no mistakes while introducing the voting results in the minutes;
e) has not been excluded from the body of electoral experts;
f) has not withdrawn from the body of electoral experts.

(5) The mayors and prefects shall refer the applications filed under point (b) of paragraph (4) to the Permanent Electoral Authority within 48 hours of their registration, but no later than 40 days before the election date.

(6) Persons who have not held the position of president of the electoral bureau of a polling station or of alternate thereof before, those who have been excluded or have withdrawn from the body of electoral experts can participate in the exam for joining the body of electoral experts if the exclusion took place more than three years before the date of the exam or if the withdrawal occurred more than one year before the date of the exam.

(7) The exam for joining the body of electoral experts may be attended by the persons under paragraph (6), who declare in writing to be fulfilling the requirements in points (a) to (g) of paragraph (1) and ask the Permanent Electoral Authority, upon written application, dated and signed, including their last name, first name, personal identification number, domicile, residence, occupation, profession, telephone number and e-mail address, to join the body of electoral experts on the basis of an exam.

(8) The methodology for the organisation of the exam for joining the body of electoral experts is established by decision of the Permanent Electoral Authority*.

(9) Exclusion from the body of electoral experts shall be done by the Permanent Electoral Authority in case of minor offences committed in relation to the elections or referendums, as well as in the case of serious errors committed while introducing the voting results in the minutes.

(10) Upon request by the Permanent Electoral Authority, public authorities with powers in the electoral field are bound to provide, free of charge, premises for organising the exams for joining the body of electoral experts.

(11) Withdrawal from the body of electoral experts shall be done based on a written request filed within five days, at the most, from the beginning of the electoral period.

(12) If an electoral expert cannot fulfil the position of president of an electoral bureau of a polling station or that of alternate thereof during a ballot, (s)he is bound to request the Permanent Electoral Authority, in writing, to be suspended from the body of electoral experts for the duration of the respective ballot, but no later than 30 days before the election date.

(13) The Permanent Electoral Authority manages the body of electoral experts, which includes the following identification data for the persons registered therein: last name, first name, personal identification number, domicile, residence, occupation, profession, telephone number and e-mail address.

(14) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall publish, on its Website, the following identification data of the persons registered in the body of electoral experts: a) last name; b) first name; c) father’s initials; d) domicile – only the county and locality or the Municipality of Bucharest and the sector, where appropriate, are included.

(15) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall communicate to prefects the information referred to in paragraph (13) concerning the persons appointed as presidents of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations and their alternates.

(16) Electoral experts cannot take part in the electoral campaign.

(17) This article shall apply accordingly to persons domiciled or residing abroad.