(1) The Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior shall set up an Election Board to decide on-
(i) inclusion in the electoral register according to section 16(2);
(ii) inclusion in the electoral register for national referendums according to section 96b;
(iii) inclusion in the electoral register for the European Parliament Election according to section 14b of the Members of the European Parliament Election Act (lov om valg af danske medlemmer til Europa-Parlamentet);
(iv) approval of names for new parties requesting to participate in general elections, cf. section 12(2) and (3), and section 13(3), or European parliamentary elections, cf. section 11(2) and (3), and section 12 of the Members of the European Parliament Election Act;
(v) inclusion in the List of Party Names, cf. section 13(4); and
(vi) the removal from office and suspension of a mayor or other comparable holder of local government office or a chairman of the regional council under the rules in sections 66a-66c of the Act on Local Government (lov om kommunernes styrelse) and, with respect to chairmen of regional councils, also section 38 of the Regions Act (regionsloven).
(2) The Election Board consists of a chairman and two other members, however, in cases specified in subsection (1)(iv) and (v) three other members. The chairman must be a High Court or Supreme Court judge, and either of the other members must be an expert on constitutional law. The extra member of the Board in cases specified in subsection (1)(iv) and (v) must be an expert on name and trade mark rights. A deputy chairman and a substitute for both of the two other members must be appointed by the same rules.
(3) The Election Board forms a quorum when the members of the Board or their substitutes are present. Decisions are made by majority of votes. If the voting is equal, the chairman has a casting vote.
(4) The chairman of the Election Board may decide cases of an urgent nature or cases whose outcome is certain on behalf of the Board.
(5) The decisions of the Election Board shall not be subject to appeal to any other administrative authority.
(6) The Election Board shall gather and provide the Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior with any information he may require regarding the activities of the Board.
(7) The Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior shall lay down the rules of procedure for the Board, including rules for summoning substitutes. The Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior shall determine the fees and payment of expenses to the members of the Board and their substitutes.
(8) The Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Interior makes secretariat services available for the Board.
(9) The Election Board falls under the administration of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil and Military Administration.
