Selection of auditors by the CEC

1. At the start of the electoral year, the CEC shall select by competition a list of licenced expert accountants.

2. The list must contain at least 20 experts, who have been exercising this profession in the last 5 years.

3. Procedures, criteria for the selection of the preliminary list, and their appointment shall be determined by CEC instruction. In any case, one auditor may not audit the same electoral subject for two consecutive elections. 

4. The budget for elections must include the fund necessary for auditing electoral subjects and monitors of electoral campaign expenditures. The CEC shall define by decision the relevant contractual terms.