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41.  MECs will be composed of a President and four members (plus deputies), appointed by the SEC for five-year terms. They will be randomly selected from state employees with higher education (Article 34). Appointees to MECs, “as a rule” should be residents of the municipality (Article 36). This would not necessarily guarantee that the commission gains general trust with all stakeholders in the election and the MECs may not be seen to have an independent position with such a composition, since the administration may not be seen to be fully independent of the political leaders of the municipality.