General Provisions

74.1 Composition of Polling Station Committee (PSC) reflects the structure of members of MEC. The Municipal Election Commission may, in special cases, increase the number of members of a PSC and immediately notify the CEC.

74.2. Based on a CEC decision a second PSC responsible for counting the ballots may be established.

74.3 All persons appointed as PSC members shall satisfy the criteria for appointment specified in this Law.

74.4 Each Municipal Election Commission (MEC) shall submit to the CECS the nominations of those persons who satisfy the relevant criteria for appointment. The CECS will present the lists supplied by the MECs to the CEC for its approval, along with its recommendations or observations.

74.5 The CEC shall consider the lists of persons submitted by the CEC Secretariat and decide by simple majority whether to appoint the persons submitted or not, as the case may be.

74.6 Any member of a PSC who fails to attend training sessions organized by the MEC without good cause shall be precluded from working on Election Day and will lose some or all entitlement to remuneration as decided by the CEC.

74.7 Any member of a PSC who fails to attend the polling station to which he or she was allotted for Election Day will lose entitlement to remuneration and will be replaced immediately by the MEC with a trained and appointed reserve.

74.8 Each PSC member at the time of appointment shall sign a Code of Conduct, as prescribed by the CEC.

74.9 Each PSC member shall, regardless of political party affiliation or political viewpoint, act impartially in the service of all voters.

74.10 The PSC shall be responsible for ensuring the integrity, security and tranquility of the polling and counting process at the Polling Station under the immediate supervision of the MEC.