(1) The Chairperson of District Election Committee shall break the seal of the voting premises and open the election day at 6 a.m., where more than a half of the committee members are present. In the case of absence of quorum, the Constituency Election Committee shall be informed.
(2) Where a sufficient number of members of the District Election Committee fail to appear within an hour, the Constituency Election Committee shall involve the necessary number of alternate members.
(3) Where the Chairperson of the District Election Committee is absent, the Constituency Election Committee shall appoint the Deputy Chairperson as Chairperson and a member of the District Election Committee as a Deputy Chairperson. Where the Deputy Chairperson or the Secretary of the District Election Committee is absent, the Constituency Election Committee shall appoint a member of the District Election Committee as a Deputy Chairperson or a Secretary.
(4) Where the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and the Secretary of the District Election Committee are absent, the Constituency Election Committee shall complete the membership of the District Election Committee and appoint a Chairperson, a Deputy Chairperson and a Secretary from among the members and the alternates.
(5) The Central Election Committee, at the proposal of the Constituency Election Committee, may allow the beginning of voting in some districts at 5 a.m.
