(1) The president of the Municipal Election Commission and his deputy shall be appointed from among the judges of the Primary Courts, located on the territory of the Municipal Election Commission.
(2) One member of the Municipal Election Commission and his deputy shall be appointed from among the judges of the Primary Courts, located on the territory of the Municipal Election Commission, upon proposal of the political parties in opposition, which have won the largest number of votes in the last elections for Members of Parliament.
(3) One member of the Municipal Election Commission and his deputy shall be appointed from among the judges of the Primary Courts, located on the territory of the Municipal Election Commission, upon proposal of the ruling political parties, which have won the largest number of votes in the last elections for Members of Parliament.
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5 Translators' note: The terms "polling unit" and "polling station" are closely related terms and there appears to be no clear pattern of usage. However, we make the distinction to be faithful to the Macedonian version.
6 Translators' note: Each of the six Regional Election Commissions is responsible for one of the 6 election districts. See Art. 11.
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(4) The president of the Municipal Election Commission, his deputy, and the members and deputies referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Article, shall be appointed for a period of 5 years.
(5) One member of the Municipal Election Commission and his deputy shall be proposed by the political parties in opposition, which have won the largest number of votes in the last elections for Members of Parliament.
(6) One member of the Municipal Election Commission and his deputy shall be proposed by the ruling political parties, which have won the largest number of votes in the last elections for Members of Parliament.
(7) The members and deputies of the Municipal Election Commission from paragraphs (5) and (6) of this Article shall be appointed for a period of 4 years.
