The Minister shall appoint five members to the National Electoral Commission and an equal number of alternates. The National Electoral Commission is an independent administrative committee supervising the conduct of elections and responsible for the implementation of this Act, cf. Article 14. The National Electoral Commission comes under the portfolio of the minister responsible for election matters.
The term of appointment to the National Electoral Commission shall be five years, with the term of one member expiring each year. Three Commission members shall be elected by the Althingi, including the chairperson of the Commission, and two shall be nominated by the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities. Alternate members shall be elected in the same manner. Commission members and their alternates shall have experience and knowledge of election-related matters.
The National Electoral Commission formulates the policy and focus areas of its office and adopts rules of procedure for itself and its office.
