(1) The election committee shall consist of not less than five and not more than seven members. Members of the election committee are elected by the local council or the regional council, respectively, by proportional representation. The group appointing a member shall also appoint a substitute. The mayor or the regional mayor, respectively, is chairman of the election committee. In municipalities governed by a corporation or by a multilevel administrative body, cf. sections 64 and 64a in the Local Government Act, the municipality may adopt by-laws to provide that a member of the corporation or a committee chairman shall be a member and not the mayor. Other members and substitutes are chosen from among the members of the local council or the regional council, respectively.

(2) A member of the local council or the regional council, including the mayor or the chairman of the regional council, respectively, standing in the election, is eligible for the election committee as a member or substitute.

(3) The local council or the regional council, respectively, elects from among the members of the election committee a vice-chairman of the election committee. The vice-chairman shall discharge the duties of the chairman in the latter’s absence.