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Article 44 — Qualifications, Terms and Conditions of Service of Members of Electoral Commission

Article
44
Index row title
Qualifications, Terms and Conditions of Service of Members of Electoral Commission
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
e8210c2d-1451-48b6-9914-8e1bb91fda7f

159 words

Verbatim text

(1) A person is not qualified to be appointed a mem ber of the Electoral Commission unless he is qualified to be elected as a member of Parliamen t. (2) The Chairman of the Electoral Commission shall have the same terms and conditions of service as a Justice of the Court of Appeal. (3) The two Deputy Chairmen of the Commission shall have the same terms and conditions of service as are applicable to a Justice of the High Court. (4) The Chairman and the two Deputy Chairmen of the Commission shall not, while they hold office on the Commission, hold any other public off ice. (5) The other four members of the Commission shall be paid such allowances as Parliament may determine. (6) If a member is absent or dies, the Commission s hall continue its work until the President, acting on the advice of the Council of State, appoi nts a qualified person to fill the vacancy.

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  • The index files this text under article 44 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Qualifications, Terms and Conditions of Service of Members of Electoral Commission”.
  • The passage runs to about 159 words.

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