"ON GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM "   |   115/2016

Article 114: Voting process for election of members of the High Prosecutorial Council

1The voting for the election of members of the High Prosecutorial Council from the General Meeting of prosecutors shall be secret and individual.

2The Prosecutor General shall, not later than 2 days before the date of the General Meeting of prosecutors for the election of prosecutor members of the High Prosecutorial Council, approve the template ballot paper, which contains the names of registered candidates.

3The voting process shall be open to media and all other observers who are interested in monitoring the process. Observers are authorised in advance by the Prosecutor General. Minister of Justice, or person authorised by him/her, 2 members of the parliamentary committee for legal affairs in the Assembly, one of whom from the opposition, may participate as observers in the General Meeting of Prosecutors for the election of members of the High Prosecutorial Council without the preliminary authorisation of the Prosecutor General;

4A Voting Committee shall be established to administer the voting process consisting of 3 prosecutors of the General Prosecution Office elected by lot. The lot on the election of members of the Voting Committee shall be organized under the responsibility of the Prosecutor General.

5The members of the Voting Committee shall, before the voting process starts, multiply and sign in advance a number of ballots equal to the number of prosecutors present at the meeting. In case one or more ballots are spoiled, the commission shall sign a number of ballots equal to the spoiled ballots and destroy the spoiled ballots in the presence of participants.

6The Voting Committee administering the voting process shall be assisted by the administration of the Prosecutor General.

7The General Meeting of Prosecutors may, upon the proposal of the Prosecutor General and in accordance with the provisions of this Law, adopt more detailed rules for the voting process and the election of the members of the Voting Commission at the beginning of the meeting.

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