ELECTORAL COMMISSION ACT
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PART V -MANAGEMENT
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| Appointment of
cheif elections
officer |
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The Commission shall appoint a suitably qualified person to be Chief
Elections Officer upon such written terms and conditions as the
commission may, in its discretion, determine.
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The Chief Elections Officer shall hold office for a period of five years
and shall be eligible to be re-appointed as Chief Elections Officer for
a further period of five years.
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The Chief Elections Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the
Commission and, in the performance of his functions and duties, shall
be responsible and answerable only to, and shall be under the direction,
supervision and control, of the Commission.
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The Chief Elections Officer shall not divulge any information to any
person or accept or seek instructions from any person in relation to
his functions and duties or the functions or powers of the Commission
or in relation to the conduct of any election.
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| Appointment of
staff of the
commission |
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The Commission shall appoint such other professional, technical and
administrative officers and support staff as the commission may deem
necessary, subject to such terms and conditions as the Commission shall,
in its discretion, determine.
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The Commission may pay to every person in its service, including the
Chief Elections Officer, such remuneration and allowances and grant
to every such person such fringe benefits as it may deem appropriate.
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There may be seconded to the Commission such number of public officers as
the Commission may arrange with the appropriate authority responsible
for such public officers for such periods and on such terms and
conditions as may be agreed between the Commission and the authority
concerned.
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For purposes of this Act, a public officer who is seconded to the Commission
under subsection (3), shall be deemed to be an employee of the
Commission and shall enjoy the same benefits and shall be required to
comply with the Constitution, this Act and any other written law
relating to elections and any instruction, orders and directions of the
Commission in the same manner as an employee recruited directly by the
Commission under this Act.
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The Commission shall deploy persons in its service in such manner as
it deems appropriate and shall, for each district, constituency, ward
and polling station, designate a District Elections Officer, elections
officers, assistant elections officers, returning officers,
presiding officers, registration officers, polling officials and
counting officers in such numbers as the Commission shall deem
appropriate for purposes of conducting or supervising elections.
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Upon assuming office, or immediately thereafter, every employee including
the Chief Elections Officer shall take an oath of office in the
prescribed form before a commissioner of oaths and, if there be no such
form, in such form as the Commission shall determine.
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| Vacancy where
employee becomes
candidate in
elections |
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The office or post an employee of the Commission shall automatically become
vacant in the event that the employee becomes a candidate in any
presidential, parliamentary or local government election.
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