“Article 221. Selecting the chief administrative officers/members of the election commission.
1. The election commission chairperson (except for the CEC chairperson), deputy chairperson/secretary shall be elected after appearing corresponding vacancy, out of the commission members at the first meeting of the commission, for the term of the terms of reference of the commission member, by the majority of the full commission, and by roll-call vote.
2. The candidates for the chief administrative officers of the election commission shall be nominated:
a) The candidate for the chairman of a district or precinct election commission – by at least 2 commission members;
b) The candidate for the deputy chairman of a commission - by the commission chairperson.
c) The candidate for the commission secretary - by the commission chairperson or at least 2 commission members.
3. One and the same candidate shall be nominated twice only.
4. If within the established term, the commission fails to elect the election commission chairperson/deputy chairperson/secretary, the functions of this official before his/her election shall be performed by the member of the commission who gets most votes during the voting and in case of equal votes – by the person determined among them by casting of lots.”
5. If the commission chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, concurrently, or the Secretary, temporarily, are unable to carry out the duties specified by this Law, while, pursuant to the same Law, an action being within the exclusive authority of the commission Chairperson or secretary needs to be performed, the commission shall immediately elect from among its members an acting Chairperson/secretary in accordance with the procedure established by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. The acting Chairperson’s term of office shall terminate as soon as the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson becomes able to exercise his/her authority. The term of office of the acting Secretary shall terminate as soon as the Secretary is able to exercise his/her authorities.
6. If the commission lacks both Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, the commission Secretary shall call and chair the commission session for selecting the Chairperson until such election is completed. In case the commission lacks the Secretary as well, the commission session shall be called and chaired before the Chairperson's election by the oldest (in age) member of the commission.”
