§ Article 26Written Pledge of Referendum Committee Members

1. The chairman of a referendum committee and a member of the referendum committee shall begin performing his duties in the referendum committee upon giving a written pledge.
2. The Central Electoral Committee shall determine the procedure of giving a written pledge for the chairmen of city, regional and polling district referendum committees. The following text of the written pledges of a referendum committee chairman, committee member shall be established:
“I, a member of the referendum committee, chairman (surname, name), promise to be faithful to the Republic of Lithuania and adhere to its Constitution and laws, conscientiously and honorably discharge my duties in the referendum committee and to refrain from behaviour which violates the laws and human rights.
So help me God.”
3. The pledge may be given without including the last sentence. Having given the pledge, the person shall affix his signature underneath the text. The pledge will be in force throughout the entire period of assignment to serve on the referendum committee.
4. The pledges signed by the referendum committee chairmen shall be kept by the committees, which had appointed them.
5. The referendum committee, while appointing a committee member, shall set the time, when he must give a written pledge. A person, who has failed to provide a written pledge for more than 15 days from his appointment or has given a written pledge with a reservation, shall lose his position on the referendum committee.