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Article 17
 

Composition and Term of Office of the Central Electoral Commission


(1) Chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary of the Central Electoral Commission are elected from Central Electoral Commission members by a majority of votes from Commission members. !e session where the Central Electoral Commission chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary are elected will be chaired by two Central Electoral Commission members chosen by a simple majority of votes of its members. These two chairs are charged with supervision of the procedures of debating about and election of chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary of Central Electoral Commission. The two chairs will note the results in the minutes. !e session to elect the chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary of Central Electoral Commission shall take place no later than 15 days from entry into force of the decision on appointment of new Central Electoral Commission members. Recalling members from these positions is provided for by Articles 16, 19 and 20 of this Code.


(2) If a candidate for the position of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Secretary of the Commission does not receive a majority of votes, another round of elections shall be organised in which the candidates nominated for the same position in the previous round may participate.



(3) The Chairperson, Deputy-Chairperson and Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission shall work on a full time basis. Other members of the Commission are convened by the Chairperson upon request. !e Chairperson, Deputy-Chairperson and Secretary of the Commission conduct public functions throughout their appointment and are subject to the legislation on the status of persons exercising public functions.


(4) Should any of the positions mentioned in paragraph (1) become vacant, it shall be "lled pursuant to the same election procedures described in this article. 


(5) Within two days of the date of its establishment, the Central Electoral Commission shall make public its composition, the location of its o#ce, and its contact information.


(6) The mandate of the Central Electoral Commission is five years. Upon expiration of the mandate, the composition of the Commission may be changed. If the mandate of the Central Electoral Commission expires during the electoral period, the mandate is automatically extended until this electoral period ends and until new members occupy their positions. However, the mandate cannot be extended for more than 90 days.