Section 34: Electoral Commission.

(1) There shall be an Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone, which shall be responsible to the President. (2) The members of the Electoral Commission shall be a Chief Electoral Commissioner, who shall be Chairman, and not less than two and not more than four other members who shall be known as Electoral Commissioners. (3) The Members of the Electoral Commission appointed by the President. (4) A person shall not be qualified:— a) for appointment as a Member of the Electoral Commission if he is not qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament, or b) to hold office as a Member of the Electoral Commission if he is a Minister, a Deputy Minister, a Parliamentary Special Assistant, a Member of Parliament, or a public officer, or if he has attained the age of sixty-five years. (5) A Member of the Electoral Commission when appointed shall enjoy the terms and conditions of service (other than such terms and conditions as relate to retiring awards) of a Justice of the Court of Appeal. (6) A Member of the Electoral Commission shall before assuming the functions of his office take and subscribe before the President the Oath of Allegiance as set out in the Third Schedule to this Constitution. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Section a Member of the Electoral Commission shall vacate his office— a) at the expiration of five years from the date of his present appointment; or b) on attaining the age of sixty-five years; or c) if any circumstances arise which, if he were not a member of the Commission, would cause him to be disqualified for appointment as such. (8) A member of the Electoral Commission may 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 misbehaviour. (9) A Member of the Electoral Commission shall not be removed from office except in accordance with the provisions of this Section. (10) Whenever a Member of the Electoral Commission dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is absent from Sierra Leone, or is by reason of illness or other cause unable to perform the functions of his office, the President may appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed Electoral Commissioner and any person so appointed shall, subject to the provisions of subsection 6 of this Section, continue to perform those functions until his appointment is revoked by the President or until the Electoral Commissioner is able to perform those functions, or until the appointment of a new Electoral Commissioner. (11) In the exercise of any functions vested in it by this Constitution the Electoral Commission shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority other than the President to whom it shall report at least once a year. Functions of Electoral