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Article 26
 

(1) The State Election Commission shall consist of a president, vice-president and seven members. The president and the vice-president shall be members of the State Election Commission.
(2) The members of the State Election Commission shall fulfill the responsibilities of their office professionally and shall have the right to re-election.
(3) The Parliament of Republic of Macedonia shall elect new composition of the State Election Commission with a 5-year term of office, at the latest, 30 days prior to expiry of the term of the permanent composition.
(4) The State Election Commission shall have a secretary-general.The State Election Commission shall have the capacity of a legal entity.
(5) The State Election Commission, shall, within (30) days of the election of the new composition, adopt an action plan and shall submit it to the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, for information purposes, and to the Government of Republic of Macedonia, for implementation purposes.
(6) The State Election Commission shall have a special budgetary account within the unique treasury account and shall independently manage its finances.
(7) The Budget of the State Election Commission shall be provided by the Budget of Republic of Macedonia.
(8) In principle, the sessions of the State Election Commission shall be convened and chaired by the president of the State Election Commission.
(9) In case of absence or unavailability of the president of the State Election Commission, the session of the State Election Commission shall be convened and chaired by the vice-president of the State Election Commission.
(10) The State Election Commission shall hold a session upon suggestion of a member of the State Election Commission, if the suggestion is endorsed by the majority of the total number of members of the State Election Commission.