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Article 74
 

1. Composition of Polling Station Committee (PSC) reflects the structure of members of MEC.
The Municipal Election Commission may, in special cases, increase the number of members of
a PSC and immediately notify the CEC.



2. Based on a CEC decision a second PSC responsible for counting the ballots may be
established.



3. All persons appointed as PSC members shall satisfy the criteria for appointment specified in
this Law.



4. Each Municipal Election Commission (MEC) shall submit to the CECS the nominations of
those persons who satisfy the relevant criteria for appointment. The CECS will present the
lists supplied by the MECs to the CEC for its approval, along with its recommendations or
observations.



5. The CEC shall consider the lists of persons submitted by the CEC Secretariat and decide by
simple majority whether to appoint the persons submitted or not, as the case may be.


6. Any member of a PSC who fails to attend training sessions organized by the MEC without
good cause shall be precluded from working on Election Day and will lose some or all entitlement
to remuneration as decided by the CEC.



7. Any member of a PSC who fails to attend the polling station to which he or she was allotted
for Election Day will lose entitlement to remuneration and will be replaced immediately by the
MEC with a trained and appointed reserve.



8. Each PSC member at the time of appointment shall sign a Code of Conduct, as prescribed
by the CEC.



9. Each PSC member shall, regardless of political party affiliation or political viewpoint, act
impartially in the service of all voters.


10. The PSC shall be responsible for ensuring the integrity, security and tranquillity of the polling
and counting process at the Polling Station under the immediate supervision of the MEC.



11. Polling Station Committees in a voting centre in a diplomatic representation consist of three
(3) to five (5) members. Wherever possible, the composition should reflect the political entities
represented in the Assembly, who have passed the threshold and who are certified and running
in the elections. The CEC selects a secretary from among the administration. One of the
members of the foreign service (administrative staff of the diplomatic representation) or other
staff from the administration, performs the same duties as the manager of the voting centre
in Kosovo. In cases where the political entities do not nominate members, or for whatever
reason the nominated members do not appear at the polling stations, then the CEC can appoint
members from the staff of the CEC or from the staff of the diplomatic representation.