The work of the election committee and electoral commission The election committee and the electoral commission constitute a quorum when three persons are present.   The election committee shall appoint one or more election assistants for the polling day vote. Further provisions on the election assistant are laid down in section 73. For the purpose of counting and sorting of ballots, the election committee may appoint counting staff to assist it.   The election committee and the electoral commission are not subject to administrative regulations regarding the drawing up, the inspection and the display of the minutes, the deferral of the matter to a later meeting, the right of attendance and the right of speech of the municipal board representative and the head of the municipality in meetings, the right to transfer the matter to a higher authority nor municipal finances as referred to in section 50 of the Municipalities Act.