27. Consistent with the neutral/professional model, individuals may not be appointed to an election management body if they have been sentenced for a criminal offence related to elections or if as electoral officials they had been responsible for irregularities that resulted in the annulment of voting. They cannot be elected officials of the Government or Parliament, nor persons employed in certain governmental bodies (among others, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Defence). (Article 18 [1-2].)
