As introduced in a new Section 45/A of the Act on Electoral Procedure (Section 19 of the Act), conflict-of-interest rules for members of election commissions are a positive development but have a limited scope. Elected members of commissions may not participate in making second-instance decisions in cases involving a standing candidate to which the member is related. In order to enhance public trust in the election administration, the Venice Commission and ODIHR recommend that conflict-of-interest provisions extend to all commission members, whether elected or appointed, that the types of conflict-of-interest relationships be broadly defined, and that members who have a conflict-of-interest with a standing candidate step down from their post. At a minimum, commission members should be required by law to recuse from participating in any decision in which they have a direct conflict-of-interest, whether it is a first or second instance decision.