It has been pointed out by election observation missions that the composition of the election administration bodies in Serbia could lead to excessive politicisation to the detriment of their neutrality, thus putting into question its independence and impartiality. The trust in the work of election administration among political party and NGO representatives remained uneven due to the perceived domination of the ruling party. In the opinions on the Law regulating referenda, the Venice Commission recently recommended that the composition of the REC be reformed to include independent experts. It recommended “considering a broader and long-term reform of the composition of the electoral administration to be applicable after the next constitutional referendum and elections.” In their 2009 joint opinion, the Venice Commission and ODIHR had considered a draft proposal by the election authorities in Serbia to establish a State Election Commission as an autonomous and independent body, with nine permanent members proposed by experts of different institutions and by NGOs and appointed for seven years by the National Assembly. The Venice Commission and ODIHR welcomed these proposals as positive improvements for the independence and professionalism of electoral administration in Serbia, but they were subsequently not adopted by the Parliament.