(1) The Permanent Electoral Authority is headed by a president, having the rank of minister, helped by two vice-presidents having the rank of State Secretary.

(2) The president is appointed through bylaw adopted in joint session of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, upon proposal by the parliamentary groups, from among the persons with training and experience in the legal or administrative field. The candidate obtaining the majority of the votes of the Deputies and Senators is appointed president.

(3) The president is helped by two vice-presidents having the rank of State Secretary, one appointed by the President of Romania, the other by the Prime Minister.

(4) The president and the vice-presidents cannot be members of any political party.

(5) The term of office of the president and those of the vice-presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority are of eight years and can be renewed once.

(6) The term of office of the president and of the vice-presidents shall cease in the following situations: a) expiry of the term of office; b) resignation; c) dismissal; d) death.

(7) The president and the vice-presidents can be revoked from office, for reasoned grounds, by the authorities having appointed them. (8) The Permanent Electoral Authority, upon the opinion of the Ministry of Public Finances, shall approve its own draft budget, before the debate of the State budget and shall remit it to the Government in order to be included in the State budget. The inclusion of capital expenditure in its own budget is done upon consultation with the Government.

(9) The President of the Permanent Electoral Authority is the authorising officer. In order to fulfil the tasks incumbent upon him/her, the president shall issue orders.

(10) The President of the Permanent Electoral Authority shall receive an allowance equal to the allowance set for the President of the Court of Audit, under the law. The Vice-Presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority shall receive an allowance equal to the allowance set for the Vice-Presidents of the Court of Audit, under the law.

(11) The Permanent Electoral Authority has a Secretary General. The Secretary General is appointed by the Prime Minister based on an exam, under the law.

(12) In the absence of the president, his/her tasks are fulfilled by one of the vice-presidents, appointed by order.