- (1) The county electoral bureau or the electoral bureau of Bucharest Municipality district shall be made up of 3 judges, a representative of the Permanent Electoral Authority, appointed by it by decision, and of 10 representatives at the most of the political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, of the political or electoral alliances thereof, that take part in the elections.

(2) The judges shall be appointed in open meeting, 60 days prior to the reference date by the president of the tribunal, by drawing lots, from among the sitting judges or, in the case of the electoral bureau of Bucharest Municipality district, from among the sitting judges of the district court of law. The date of the meeting shall be made public in the media by the president of the tribunal, at least 24 hours before. The lots shall be drawn for the positions of president and deputy, and they shall be recorded in a minute signed by the president of the tribunal, which represents the act of investiture. The county electoral bureau or the electoral bureau of Bucharest Municipality district thus established shall exercise all the duties that are incumbent upon it, according to this law, and it shall be completed within 24 hours with the representative of the Permanent Electoral Authority.

(3) Within 15 days prior to the reference date at the latest, the county electoral bureau or the electoral bureau of Bucharest Municipality district shall be completed with a representative each for a political party, organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities, political or electoral alliance that have members in the European Parliament. Until this date the political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, the political or electoral alliances thereof, that take part in the elections and have members in the European Parliament are bound to send to the county electoral bureau or to the electoral bureau of Bucharest Municipality district the full name of their representative. Notifications transmitted after this time limit shall not be taken into account.

(4) Within 5 days of the completion of the expiry of the time limit referred to in paragraph (3), the bureau shall be completed with a representative for each political party, each organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities, political or electoral alliance thereof, that take part in the elections and have no members in the European Parliament by the president of the bureau, by drawing lots, in the presence of members of the bureau, and persons delegated by the political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, political alliances, or by electoral alliances that notified their representatives. Until this date, the political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, the political or electoral alliances thereof, that take part in the elections and have members in the European Parliament are bound to send to the county electoral bureau or to the electoral bureau of Bucharest Municipality district the full name of their representatives. Notifications transmitted after this time limit shall not be taken into account.*

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*Introduced by G.E.O. no. 1/2007 and amended by G.E.O. no. 11/2009.