(1) The State Election Commission shall appoint a secretary-general for a 5-year term of office.
(2) A secretary-general may be elected a person who:
- is a citizen of Republic of Macedonia and has permanent residence in Republic of Macedonia;
- has completed higher education in the field of management, public administration and other social sciences;
- is not a member of a political party;
- has professional knowledge and practice in the field of management in the public sector.
- is from among the civil servants of category B, or from the managerial staff employed in line with the Law on Civil Servants.
(3) The secretary-general shall not have membership of the State Election Commission and shall have no right to vote.
(4) The secretary-general shall professionally discharge his/her responsibilities.
(5) A Support Service shall be established to the State Election Commission, to discharge the professional/administrative and organizational/technical responsibilities of the State Election Commission.
(6) The Support Service shall be headed by the secretary-general of the State Election Commission.
(7) The secretary-general and the Support Service staff of the State Election Commission shall have the status of civil servants.