§ Article 10Expiry of the Powers of the Chairperson, his Deputy and the Members of the Central Electoral Commission

1. The powers of the Chairperson of the Central Electoral Commission, his deputy and the Commission members shall be terminated in the following cases:
1) his term of office expires and a new Central Electoral Commission has been composed and has taken an oath;
2) upon his death;
3) upon his resignation;
4) he loses the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
5) repealed;
6) he is dismissed from the office by decision of the Seimas, under Article 7(12) of this Law;
7) the court declares him legally incompetent;
8) if a conviction imposed on him by the court becomes effective;
9) the Seimas declares non-confidence in him by majority vote of all Seimas members;
10) the Seimas adopts a decision to terminate the powers of the Central Electoral Commission according to the findings of the Constitutional Court indicating that the essential election results established by the Central Electoral Commission are not accurate or that its activities are not in compliance with the Law on elections to the Seimas or the Law on Presidential Elections;
11) the Seimas adopts a decision to dismiss him from the office of the member of the Central Electoral Commission according to the grounded recommendation of the party (coalition) to recall the nominated representative.
2. In addition to the grounds laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article, the powers of the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Central Electoral Commission who works only in the Central Electoral Commission according to his duties, shall be terminated also when the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson does not, within 14 days of the appointment to the said office, refuse the work, duties or status incompatible with the duties of the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Central Electoral Commission.
3. The Seimas may terminate the powers of the Chairperson of the Central Electoral Commission and its members only on the grounds defined by this Law.
4. In the case specified in point 10 of paragraph 1 of this Article the Seimas shall, not later than within 7 days, compose a new Central Electoral Commission.