(1) A person may not be nominated for a member of an election body if:
- he/she does not meet the special conditions stipulated in this Law,
- he/she was convicted of a criminal offence related to elections; and,
- he/she had previously participated in organizing the elections and due to identified irregularities in his/her work as member of an election body the voting was annulled.
(2) The following persons may not be members of Municipal Election Commission, Election Commission of the City of Skopje and Election Board:
- elected or appointed officials of the Government, Parliament and persons employed in the state administration of the Ombudsman Office, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Secretariat for Legislation, State Statistical Office, Bureau for Protection and Rescue, Crisis Management Centre, the Professional Service of the Administrative Court, the Professional Service of the State Election Commission, the Professional Service of the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption and the staff from the Professional Service of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services.
(3) A person selected as a member of an election management body may decide to refuse that duty only in case of health or family reasons, whereas the organ that selects the person decides whether to grant he exemption from duty based on the submitted, appropriate documentation.
(4) The performance of the work and working tasks of the employees in the bodies of the state authority shall be organised in shifts on the Election Day, for the purpose of enjoyment of their voting right.