(1) The rights and obligations of elected and delegated members shall be the same, with the exceptions laid down in sections 41 (3) and 45 (5).

(1a) The delegated members of election commissions shall exercise their rights and obligations in all cases falling within the subject-matter competence of their election commission, regardless of the legal basis of delegation.

(2) The elected members of election commissions shall be entitled to honorarium.

(3) The monthly amount of the honorarium of the elected members of the National Election Commission shall be equal to eighteen times the remuneration basis of public service officials. The monthly amount of the honorarium of the chair of the National Election Commission shall be equal to thirty-one and a half times the remuneration basis of public service officials.

(4) During their service and starting from their taking the oath or affirmation, the members delegated pursuant to section 27 (1) of the National Election Commission shall be entitled to an honorarium equal to the amount of the monthly honorarium, or a pro rata temporis part thereof, payable to elected members of the National Election Commission.

(5) The elected members of the National Election Commission shall be entitled to the reimbursement of their justified and verified costs related to the operation of the National Election Commission as determined by the Minister in a decree.

(6) A member of the National Election Commission who was unexcusedly absent from at least 20% of the sittings in the preceding calendar year shall receive a proportionally reduced part of the honorarium determined according to paragraphs (3) and (4) for the given calendar year. The detailed rules relating to absence excuse shall be laid down in the rules of procedure referred to in section 42 (1). A reduction of the honorarium for the given calendar year shall be ordered by the chair of the National Election Commission.