Restrictions applicable to the Chair and members of the Central Electoral Commission

1. The Chair of the Central Electoral Commission shall be precluded from the following:

1) work in business, commercial or other institutions, companies or organisations;

2) receipt of any remuneration other than remuneration determined for the position held with the Central Electoral Commission and remuneration for creative, pedagogical and scientific activities;

3) membership of any political organisations; the latter must be suspended before taking up the duties, and participation in the activities of the political organisation must be refrained from for the entire length of service at the Central Electoral Commission;

4) work in other electoral committees or referendum committees;

5) standing as a candidate; membership of the Citizens’ Initiative Group of the Republic of Lithuania; serving as an observer in elections or referendums; serving as a representative for elections or referendums; organising of and taking part in the collection of voter signatures in support of a candidate or list of candidates under Article 79; as well as organising of and taking part in the collection of voter signatures of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in support of calling a referendum.

2. Members of the Central Electoral Commission appointed on the nomination of the Minister of Justice, the President of the Republic, and the Lithuanian Lawyers Association must suspend their membership of any political organisations before taking up their duties and may not participate in the activities of the political organisations for the entire length of their service at the Central Electoral Commission.

3. A member of the Central Electoral Commission shall be excluded from candidacy, chairmanship and membership of another electoral committee, a referendum committee, and a citizens’ initiative group of the Republic of Lithuania, and from acting as an observer in elections or referendums or a representative for elections or a referendum; likewise, they may neither organise nor participate in the collection of voter signatures in support of a candidate or a list of candidates under Article 79, and may neither organise nor participate in the collection of voter signatures of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in support of calling a referendum.

4. A Chair or member of the Central Electoral Commission who intends to stand as a candidate at an election or to serve as a chair or member of another electoral committee or a referendum committee, a member of a citizens’ initiative group of the Republic of Lithuania, an observer in elections or a referendum, or a representative for elections or a referendum, shall submit to the Seimas a written declaration of resignation from the position of Chair or member of the Central Electoral Commission not later than 30 days in advance, before giving the necessary consent to stand as a candidate, to perform the duties referred to in this paragraph, or to collect the signatures. The Chair or member of the Central Electoral Commission who fails to comply with this requirement shall, by decision of the Seimas, be dismissed from office and shall have the candidate’s registration rejected or cancelled.

5. The Chair and members of the Central Electoral Commission shall be prohibited from engagement in any campaigning or other attempts to influence the will of the voters.