CHAPTER 11 : CONSTITUTIONAL ORGANS
Part 1 : Constitutional Independent Organs
1. Election Commission
Section 229. The Election Commission consists of a
Chairman and four other Commissioners appointed, by the King
with the advice of the Senate, from persons of apparent political
impartiality and integrity. The President of the Senate shall countersign the Royal Command appointing the Chairman and Commissioners under paragraph one.
Section 230. An Election Commissioner shall have the
qualifications and shall not be under any prohibition as follows: (1) being of not less than forty years of age; (2) having graduated with not lower than a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent; (3) having the qualifications and not being under any of the prohibitions under section 205 (1), (4), (5) and (6); (4) not being a judge of the Constitutional Court, an Ombudsman, a member of the National Counter Corruption Commission, a member of the State Audit Commission or a member
of the National Human Rights Commission. The provisions of section 207 shall apply to Election Commissioners mutatis mutandis.
Section 231. The selection and election of Chairman
and Election Commissioners shall be proceeded as follows. (1) There shall be a Selection Committee of seven members consisting of the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, the President of the Constitutional Court, the President of the Supreme Administrative Court, the President of the House of Representatives, Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives, one person elected by the general assembly of the Supreme Court of Justice and one person elected by the general assembly of judges of the Supreme administrative Court, as members, to be in charge of selecting three persons who have the qualifications under section 230 and who are suitable to be Election Commissioners, for making nomination to the President of the Senate upon consent of the nominated persons. The resolution making such selection must be passed by votes of not less than two-thirds of the number of all existing members of the Selection Committee. In the case where there is no member in any office or a member in any office exists but becomes unable to perform the duty, the Selection Committee shall, if there remain not less than one-half of its members, consist of the remaining members, provided that the provisions of section 113 paragraph two shall apply mutatis mutandis. The persons elected by the general assembly of the Supreme Court of Justice and the general assembly of judges of the Supreme Administrative Court under paragraph one must not be judges and must not be members of selection committees for holders of office in any other constitutional organs simultaneously. (2) The general assembly of the Supreme Court of Justice