Organization Act of the Central Election Commission Article 3

The CEC, comprising nine to eleven members, shall be headed by one Chairperson by special appointment to be acting on behalf of this CEC, another one shall be the Vice Chairperson with a rank equivalent to the senior level appointment of the fourteenth grade. The remaining members of this CEC shall number between seven to nine persons.Each member of this CEC, including the Chairperson, and Vice Chairperson, is nominated and, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan, appointed by the Premier of the Executive Yuan. The term length of each member shall be four years and renewable once; however, upon implementation of this Act, the terms of five members of this CEC serving their first appointment shall be two years.The Premier of the Executive Yuan shall, three months before the scheduled end of the commission members’ terms, nominate and appoint new members in accordance with the preceding procedure. If a vacancy arises, the Premier of the Executive Yuan shall put forward a candidate to fill the vacancy according to the preceding procedure. The term of succeeding members shall be the date of the original term. For vacancies occurring within one year of the term’s expiration, no new candidates shall be nominated.Members of this CEC shall be comprised of impartial persons with with relevant expert legal and political knowledge and experience.Members affiliated with the same political party shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members.All members of the CEC, with the exception of the Chairperson n and Vice Chairperson, serve without remuneration.Should any one of the following circumstances affect any CEC member, the Premier of the Executive Yuan should remove them from their positions:1. Inability to perform their duties due to health reasons.2. Committing illegal activities, negligence or other misconduct.3. Being in custody or on trial.