works or had worked in the civil society sector for a period of not less than twenty years, as prescribed by notification of the selection committee.
Section 223. The Election Commissioners shall hold office for a term of seven years as from the date of appointment by the King, and shall serve for only one term.
During the period in which an Election Commissioner vacates office prior to the expiration of the term and an Election Commissioner has not yet been appointed to fill the vacancy, the remaining Election Commission may continue to perform duties. However, if there are fewer than four Election Commissioners remaining, the Election Commission may carry out only an act which is necessary and unavoidable.
Section 224. The Election Commission shall have the duties and powers as follows:
- (1) to hold or arrange for the holding of an election of Members of the House of Representatives, a selection of Senators, an election of members of the local assembly and local administrators and a referendum;
- (2) to control and supervise elections and selections under (1) to proceed in an honest and just manner, and control and supervise the holding of a referendum to proceed in a lawful manner; for this purpose, it shall have the power to conduct an investigation or inquiry as necessary or as deemed appropriate;
- (3) where the result of an investigation or inquiry under (2) indicates, or an act is found with reasonable grounds for suspicion that an election or selection under (1) has not proceeded in an honest or just manner, or a referendum has proceeded in an unlawful manner, it shall have the power to suspend, withhold, rectify or cancel the election or selection or referendum, and to order the holding of a new election, selection or referendum in certain polling stations or every polling station;
- (4) to temporarily suspend the right to stand for election of a candidate for an election or selection under (1) for a period of not more than one year where there is evidence to reasonably believe that such person has committed or has connived at the act committed by other persons which is dishonest or which causes the election or selection to not proceed in an honest or just manner;
- (5) to supervise the operation of political parties to be in accordance with the law;
- (6) other duties and powers under the Constitution or laws.
In conducting an investigation or inquiry under (2), the Election Commission may entrust an individual Election Commissioner with theexecution thereofor entrust a group of persons with the execution thereof under the supervision of an Election
