§ Art. 12National Electoral Commission

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National Electoral Commission.
The Minister shall appoint five members to the National Electoral Commission and an
equal number of alternates. The National Electoral Commission is an independent
administrative committee supervising the conduct of elections and responsible for the
implementation of this Act, cf. Article 14. The National Electoral Commission comes under
the portfolio of the minister responsible for election matters.
The term of appointment to the National Electoral Commission shall be five years, with the
term of one member expiring each year. Three Commission members shall be elected by the
Althingi, including the chairperson of the Commission, and two shall be nominated by the
Icelandic Association of Local Authorities. Alternate members shall be elected in the same
manner. Commission members and their alternates shall have experience and knowledge of
election-related matters.
The National Electoral Commission formulates the policy and focus areas of its office and
adopts rules of procedure for itself and its office.

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