A specific feature of EMBs in Serbia is that they operate in a “standing” (or “permanent”) composition outside of the election process and an “extended” composition for the election period. For the election, the composition of the commissions is extended to include members nominated by the political parties that have registered candidate lists to participate in the elections (see Article 10 of the Law on the Election of Members of Parliament and Article 12 of the Law on Local Elections). The idea behind the extended compositions is to provide the possibility for oversight of the election process by the political subjects contesting the elections but also provide a level of shared responsibility in managing the process.