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Article 19
 

         The president and the members of the election management bodies shall perform their duties impartially, conscientiously and responsibly, in accordance with the authorities determined by law.

The members of the election management bodies shall receive compensation for the work done, the amount of which is determined on the basis of the criteria set forth by the Minister of Finance.

            The election management bodies may work and reach decisions if a majority of the members are present.

            The election management bodies shall reach their decisions with a majority of votes of the total number of members.

            During the work of the Election Commissions and Electoral Boards in the local self-government units where at least 20% of the citizens speak an official language different from Macedonian, in addition to Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet, the language and the alphabet spoken by at least 20% of the citizens in the pertinent local self-government unit shall also be in official use.