Composition

(1) The section election commission shall be composed of chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary and members.
(2) The section election commission shall be represented by its chairperson, and in specific cases, by a deputy chairperson, secretary or a member as may be appointed by a decision of the Commission.
(3) The representatives of one party or coalition of political parties may not have majority in the section election commission. The chairperson, the deputy chairperson and the secretary may not be from the same party or coalition of political parties.
(4) The number of the members of the section election commission, including chairperson, deputy chairperson and secretary, shall be:

1. for polling stations with under 500 voters inclusive: up to seven members, but not fewer than five;
2. for polling stations with more than 500 voters: up to nine members, but not fewer than five.

(5) The number of the members of the mobile section election commission, including chairperson, deputy chairperson and secretary, shall be up to seven members, but not fewer than five.
(6) (Amend. - SG 21/19, in force from 12.03.2019) When appointing the members and the management of the commission, the ratio between the represented parties and coalitions shall be preserved, using the largest remainder method. Any party or coalition represented in Parliament shall be entitled to no less than one member of the composition of the sectional election commission. When determining the leadership of the sectional election commissions for the whole country, the ratio between the represented parties and coalitions shall be preserved, using the largest remainder method.
(7) Upon conduct of elections of MPs, President and Vice President of the Republic and of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria the political parties and the coalitions of political parties, which have Members of the European Parliament but are not represented in Parliament, shall be entitled to not more than two per cent of the members of the section election commissions within the framework of the Municipality for the respective region.
(8) (amend. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) Upon conduct of elections of Municipal councillors and for Mayors the political parties and the coalitions of political parties, which have Members of the European Parliament but are not represented in Parliament, shall be entitled to not more than two per cent of the members of the section election commissions, but not fewer than one member within the framework of the Municipality for the election region.
(9) In case that the political parties represented in Parliament and coalitions of political parties and the political parties and the coalitions of political parties, which have Members of the European Parliament but are not represented in Parliament, have failed to make proposals on all members they are entitled to, and in the cases where they have made proposals for fewer members, the vacant positions shall be filled at the proposal of other political parties and coalitions of political parties, which have participated in the consultations under Art. 91, Para. 2. Any such filling shall be made by drawing lots according to the arrangements and procedure as may be defined by the decision of the Central Election Commission.