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Article 27
 

(1) Upon proposal of the political parties, a person who meets the following criteria may be elected member of the State Election Commission:
- is a citizen of Republic of Macedonia and has a permanent residence in the Republic of Macedonia; - is a law school graduate with at least 8 years of work experience in legal affairs; - is not a member of an organ of a political party.
(2) A person who is not proposed by the political parties may be elected member of the State Election Commission if he/she meets the following criteria:
- is a citizen of Republic of Macedonia and has a permanent residence in the Republic of Macedonia;
- has completed higher education, with at least five years of work experience;
- is not a member of a political party in the preceding two years;
- has not been and is not a public office holder, or a nominee for one, in the central and local government;
- is not a public supporter of the policies of the authorities or of the opposition;
- has a professional knowledge and practice in elections and electoral processes.
(3) The Parliament shall publish a vacancy announcement for the election of the president and the members of the State Election Commission in an "Official Gazette of Republic of Macedonia" and in the daily press. The vacancy shall remain open for 8 days from the day of its publication in an "Official Gazette of Republic of Macedonia.
(4) The Parliamentary Committee on Election and Appointment Affairs shall prepare a draft-list of the applicants and shall submit it to the Parliament.
(5) From the candidates on the draft list for members of the State Election Commission, the opposition political parties shall nominate three members, namely the opposition political party with largest number of MPs in Parliament proposes two members, and the opposition political party with second largest number of MPs in Parliament proposes one member of the State Election Commission. The ruling political parties propose three members of the State Election Commission, namely the ruling political party with the largest number of MPs in Parliament proposes two members and the ruling political party with second largest number of MPs in Parliament proposes one member of the State Election Commission. The three members of the State Election Commission of paragraph (2) of this article shall be elected upon a joint proposal of the ruling political parties and the opposition parties from among the applicants.
(6) The members of the State Election Commission shall be elected by the Parliament, with 2/3 majority of votes from the total number of MPs.
(7) The Parliament of Republic of Macedonia shall elect the president and the vice-president from among the members elected in line with paragraph (2) of this Article.
(8) The president or the vice-president of the State Election Commission shall be from among the members of the largest non-majority community.
(9) As of the day of their election, the previous employment of the members of the State Election Commission shall be temporarily suspended.“