The permanent composition of the electoral commission comprises the president and at least four members appointed by the local self-government assembly, and the expanded composition includes one proxy of each electoral list nominator who has nominated at least two thirds of candidates of the total number of councilors to be elected.
The electoral commission shall have a secretary appointed by the assembly of the local self-government unit. The secretary may participate in the work of the commission without the right to vote.
The president, other members of the permanent and expanded electoral commission and the secretary shall have their deputies.
The president, deputy president or secretary of the electoral commission may be a person who holds a degree in law.
On the same day when proclaiming an electoral list, the electoral commission shall issue a decision establishing which nominators of electoral lists meet the requirements for appointing their representatives to the expanded composition of this body.
The electoral commission shall submit the decision establishing fulfillment or non fulfillment of requirements for appointing representatives to expanded composition of the electoral commission to nominators of electoral lists within 24 hours of issuing such decision.
The nominator of an electoral list shall appoint his/her proxy to the electoral commission within 24 hours of submitting the decision referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article and upon expiry of this deadline, the nominator shall lose the right to appoint a proxy.
The electoral commission shall determine its expanded composition within 24 hours of the expiry of the deadline specified in paragraph 6 of this Article.
