Article 8 General Provisions               (1)       The following electoral bodies shall be established for the purposes of      the elections to the bodies of self-government regions (hereinafter referred to as ”election”) - (a)  the Central Election Commission; (b)  the Regional Election Commissions; (c)  the District Election Commissions; (d)  the Ward Election Commissions.               (2)       To become a member of an Election Commission, a person must be eligible to vote. The persons standing as candidates for the deputies of Council and Presiding Councillor are disqualified from sitting in an Election Commission.               (3)       Election Commissions are constituted from equal number of the representatives of political parties, political movements, or their coalitions (hereinafter referred to as ”political parties”), respectively, which file separate nomination papers. The political parties shall announce the full names of candidates and substitute candidates and their addresses to the person who calls the first assembl/y of the Election Commission. Withdrawal of nomination paper by a political party results in expiry of representation of the political party in relevant electoral commission. The function of the member of the Election Commission expires on the day of delivery of a written notice of a political party, which nominated the candidate, or a written notice of the Commission member of his resignation addressed to the Chairman of the Election Commission. In the case of expiry of the function of a member of the Election Commission the Chairman shall call up a substitute candidate.               (4)       The members of an Election Commission take up their function by making following oath of allegiance: ”I swear on my honour to conscientiously and impartially perform my duties and to obey the laws and Constitution of the Slovak Republic.” The oath is made before a person who summoned the meeting of the Commission and confirmed by signature of the member.               (5)       The Election Commission constitutes a quorum if simple majority of all its members is present. A resolution is passed by majority of votes of present members. In case of tie a proposal is considered dismissed. The Election Commission shall record the course of the meeting in the minutes.               (6)       At its first meeting the Election Commission shall draw lots to appoint Chairman and Deputy Chairman. The lottery is supervised by the Registrar of the Election Commission.               (7)       The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic shall establish expert (summarising) units designed to prepare processing and to process the elections returns to assist the Central Election Commission, Regional Election Commissions, and District Election Commissions. The members of the expert (summarising) units of the Election Commissions shall make an oath pursuant to the paragraph (4) above.