(1) An elected member of the election committee who has died, or whose commission has, for reasons defined under Section § 26 (4), terminated, shall be replaced by an alternate member. For lack of an alternate member, the body of representatives of the settlement municipality, and the metropolitan, county general assembly or the committees designated by them, and, regarding the National Election Committee, the Parliament shall elect a new member.
(2) A delegated member of the election committee who has died, or whose commission has, for reasons defined under Section § 26 (4), terminated, may be replaced by the nominating organisation, the independent candidate, or the representative group by delegating a new member.
(3) The procedure set forth under § 24 shall be applied when, due to reasons defined therein, the new member of the ballot counting committee or the local election committee has not been elected.
(4) If, on polling day, the number of the members of the ballot counting committee is less than five, the head of the local election office may supplement the committee by adding alternate members or members from other ballot counting committees. If it is not possible to supplement the ballot counting committee in such fashion, then the head of the regional election office shall arrange for same by delegating members or alternate members of ballot counting committees of other settlements having taken an oath.
