An oath and a written pledge of a member of an electoral committee

1. Before taking office, the Chair and members of the Central Electoral Commission shall take an oath under the procedure laid down in this Code.

2. A person acquires the status of, and takes the office of, chair or member of other electoral committees by giving a written pledge.

3. The text of the written pledge shall be as follows: ‘I, (name, surname), pledge my allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania and undertake to respect and abide by its Constitution and laws as well as to perform my duties in the electoral committee honestly and in good faith. So help me God.’4. The last sentence in the pledge is optional.

5. The chair or member of the electoral committee shall undersign the text of the written pledge. The text of the written pledge is not subject to any amendments or modifications.

6. The written pledge shall be valid throughout the term of office of the chair/member of the electoral committee

7. Written pledges made by the chairs and members of the electoral committees shall be stored under the procedure laid down by the Central Electoral Commission.

8. When a chair/member of an electoral committee is appointed, the time at which they must make a written pledge shall be determined. Failure to make a written pledge within 15 days from the date of appointment as chair or member of an electoral committee or making it with reservations shall result in loss of office in the electoral committee.

9. The procedure for giving a written pledge shall be laid down by the Central Electoral Commission.

10. The chair/member of an electoral committee who has made a written pledge shall be prohibited from any campaigning or any other attempts to influence the will of the voters. Any infringement of this requirement or other violation of the written pledge shall result in dismissal from office and shall entail liability under the procedure laid down by law.