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Section 5, The Public Elections Act, 2022

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(1) A member of the Electoral Commission may, pursuantto subsection (8) of section 32 of the Constitution, be removed from office by the President for inability to discharge the functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause or for gross misconduct. (2) When a member of the Electoral Commission is to be removed from office for gross misconduct under section (1), the statement of the gross misconduct shall be addressed to a tribunal appointed by the President, adapting for that purpose, paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (5) of section 137 of the Constitution and subsections (6) and (7) of that section shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the removal of that member.

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