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1. A member of an electoral committee, its chairman shall take office upon having given a written pledge.
2. The Central Electoral Committee shall establish the procedure for giving a written pledge by the members, chairmen of the municipal electoral committees and the electoral committees of the polling districts. A person who gives a written pledge shall have the right to choose one of the texts of a written pledge, set forth in this paragraph of the present Article, to give a written pledge in compliance with it. The texts of the written pledge of a member and the Chairman of the electoral committee shall read as follows:
1) “I, (first name, name), swear to be faithful to the Republic of Lithuania, observe its Constitution and laws, in good faith and conscientiously perform my duties in the electoral committee and refrain from actions violating laws and the human rights.
So help me God.”;
2) “I, (first name, name), swear to be faithful to the Republic of Lithuania, observe its Constitution and laws, in good faith and conscientiously perform my duties in the electoral committee and refrain from actions violating laws and the human rights.”
3. The person who has given the written pledge shall sign the text of the written pledge. The text of the written pledge may not be changed. The written pledge shall be effective for the whole duration of the appointment to work in the electoral committee.
4. The written pledges of the members and chairmen of the electoral committees shall remain in the custody of the electoral committees which have appointed them.
5. When appointing an electoral committee member, the electoral committee shall fix the date by which he must give a written pledge. The person who has not given a written pledge for more than 15 days after his appointment, may not begin performing his duties in the electoral committee, and the decision concerning his appointment must be repealed. The committee which has appointed the said person shall adopt a decision to this effect.