Requirements for membership of Electoral Boards

A member of an electoral board must satisfy the following requirements:

a) Be a citizen in the enjoyment of all civil rights.

b) Not be legally disqualified.

c) Be able to read and write.

The TSE shall appoint the members of cantonal boards and the members of the polling station committees shall be appointed at the proposal of cantonal board members. In accordance with the provisions of this Act, the proposals made by interested political parties shall be taken into account in the appointment of members.

No one may be appointed a member of more than one electoral body in the same election.

Furthermore, the Tribunal shall replace any originally appointed member in the event of death or justified inability to perform their duties without any formalities. It may also replace individuals who do not satisfy any of the aforementioned requirements, who are subject to one of the prohibitions stipulated in this Act or who fail to carry out the duties of their office.

By way of an exception and solely for polling day, the corresponding cantonal board shall be empowered to remove or replace any of the members of the polling station committees if it is aware of any fact rendering the member unable to perform their duties and justification for this action shall be given and immediately notified to the Tribunal. 

The Tribunal shall ensure the members of Electoral Boards are voters in the same canton where they are supposed to perform their duties, in order to make it easier for them to vote.