Changing the Composition of Electoral Councils and Bureaus

(1) The membership of the electoral council or bureau shall be ceased:

a) upon personal request;

b) upon revocation.

(2) A member of the electoral council or bureau is revoked by the body (authority) or by the electoral competitor that appointed him/her for having infringed the prohibitions referred to in Article 35 (7) of this Code; for the infringement of electoral rights of voters; for improper absence at two consequent sessions of the electoral body or for the refusal to enforce the electoral body decisions he/she is a part of. The revocation will be enforced through a decision of the electoral body the member is part of. Should the decision be appealed, the revocation shall become valid after its confirmation by the hierarchically superior electoral body.

(3) If a member resigns or is revoked from the electoral council or bureau before the day preceding the Election Day, the vacancy may be filled as per the procedure referred to in the present Code.