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Section 33
 

Termination of the mandate of members of election commissions


(1) The mandate
a) of elected members of the National Election Commission shall last for nine years from the inaugural meeting of the National Election Commission;
b) of members of the National Election Commission appointed pursuant to Section 27 (1) shall last until the day the next general election of Members of Parliament is called or their political group ceases to exist;
c) of members of the National Election Commission appointed pursuant to Section 27 (2) shall last until the day of the inaugural session of Parliament;
d) of members of the National Election Commission appointed pursuant to Section 27 (3) shall last until the end result of the elections becomes final.
(2) If Parliament fails to elect the members of the National Election Commission by the deadline set in (1) a), the mandate of the elected members of the previous National Election Commission shall be extended until the inaugural meeting of the new National Election Commission.
(3) The mandate of members of territorial election commissions, parliamentary single-member constituency election commissions, local election commissions and polling station commissions shall last until the following dates:
a) for elected members, until the inaugural meeting of the election commission elected for the next general elections;
b) for appointed members, until the end result of the elections becomes final.