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Article 38
 

(1) The Central Electoral Bureau is composed of seven judges of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the president and vicepresidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority and 11 representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities and a representative of the Parliamentary Group of the national minorities within the Chamber of Deputies.


(2) The appointment of the judges is done in public session, within five days, at the most, from the establishment of the date of the elections, by random draw, by the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, from among the judges in offi ce thereof. The result of the random draw is entered in a report signed by the President and fi rst assistant-magistrate* of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, which represents the establishment document. The date of the session for the random draw is made public in the broadcast media and written press, by the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, at least 24 hours in advance.


(3) Within 24 hours from the appointment, the seven judges shall choose from among them, by secret vote, the president of the Central Electoral Bureau and his/her alternate.



(4) Within 24 hours from the election of the president of the Central Electoral Bureau, the bureau is completed with the president and the vicepresidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority, with a representative of the political parties and the organisations of citizens belonging to the national minorities having their own parliamentary group in at least one of the Chambers of the Parliament and with the representative of the Parliamentary Group of the national minorities within the Chamber of Deputies.



(5) Within 48 hours from the date the candidatures have remained final, the political parties, the political and electoral alliances, the organisations of citizens belonging to non-parliamentary national minorities, having submitted full lists for the county councils in at least 18 counties, can propose a representative  within the Central Electoral Bureau until the number of 11 members is reached. Political alliances or electoral alliances including political parties and organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities having their own parliamentary group in at least one of the Chambers of Parliament and being represented in compliance with paragraph (4) no longer enjoy the provisions of this paragraph. The completion is done depending on the number of candidatures submitted for county councils by the political parties, political and electoral alliances, and, in case of a tie, by random draw.