The Status of the Members of the Central Electoral Commission

(1) Can be nominated for the position of a member of the Central Electoral Commis­sion, a person who cumulatively fulfils the following conditions:

a) holds the nationality of the Republic of Moldova;

b) has at least 5 years of professional experience in the electoral field or 8 years in the legal or public administration fields;

c) has an impeccable reputation;

d) has no prohibition from holding a public service or public dignity position, prescribed by the National Integrity Authority Act;

e) in the last 5 years, he/she does not have any registrations, in the professional integrity record, on the negative result of the test on the professional integ­rity, for infringing the obligation referred to in Article 7 (2) lit. a) of Law no. 325/2013 on the assessment of institutional integrity.

(2) During their term of office, the members of the Central Electoral Commission shall not have the right:

a) to be members of political parties;

b) to participate and/or contribute in any way to the activities carried out by political parties, electoral competitors, initiative groups or participants in the referendum, with the exception of exercising the responsibilities provided by this Code;

c) to make statements in favour of or against the persons referred to lit. b).

(3) Prior to his/her appointment, candidates for the position of Member of the Cen­tral Electoral Commission are subject to verification under the conditions laid down in Law No 271/2008 on the verification of holders and candidates for public office. Informa­tion on the results of the verification shall be published by the authority that issued the administrative act for nomination.

(4) Members of the Central Electoral Commission hold public dignity positions by nomination and are subjects to the provisions of Law No 199/2010 on the regulations governing public officials.

(5) The rights and obligations of Members of the Central Electoral Commission are laid down in the Regulation on the activity of the Central Electoral Commission.