§ Electoral Code art. 22Status of the members of the Central Electoral Commission

Status of the members of the Central Electoral Commission
(1) An individual meeting all the following conditions may be appointed as member of
the Central Electoral Commission:
a) holds the nationality of the Republic of Moldova;
b) has at least 5 years’ professional experience in the electoral field or 10 years in the
field of law or public administration;
c) has an irreproachable reputation;
d) is not prohibited from holding a public office or public dignity office resulting from a
declaratory act of the National Integrity Authority;
e) for the past 5 years, does not have a negative record concerning the professional
integrity for breach of the obligation laid down in Article 7 (2) (a) of Law No 325/2013 on the
evaluation of institutional integrity.
(2) The members of the Central Electoral Commission shall not, during their term of
office:
a) be members of political parties;
b) participate in and/or contribute in any way to the activities of political parties,
electoral competitors, initiative groups or referendum participants, except in the exercise of
the powers provided for in this Code;
c) make statements in favour of or against the subjects referred to in point (b).
(3) Prior to their appointment, candidates for the position of member of the Central
Electoral Commission shall be subject to verification in accordance with Law No 271/2008 on
the verification of holders and candidates for public office. Information about the results of the
verification shall be made public by the authority issuing the administrative act of appointment.
(4) The members of the Central Electoral Commission hold public dignity functions
obtained by appointment and are subject to the provisions of the legislation on the status of
individuals exercising public office functions.
(5) The rights and obligations of the members of the Central Electoral Commission
shall be laid down in the rules of operation of the Central Electoral Commission.