1The voting for selection of candidates for members of the High Judicial Council from the special meeting shall be secret and individual.

2The special meeting shall vote for all candidates preliminary selected by HEIs and the School of Magistrates.

3The representatives of the public HEIs and the School of Magistrates shall vote for the candidates of the public HEIs and the School of Magistrates. The representatives of the non-public HEIs shall vote for the candidates of the non-public HEIs.

4The voting process shall be open to media and all other observers who are interested in attending the process. Observers shall be authorized in advance by the Secretary General of the Assembly.

5A Voting Committee shall be established to administer the voting process consisting of pedagogues of public and non-public HEIs and the School of Magistrates, who do not run as candidates. The Voting Committee shall be assisted in its work by the administration of the Assembly.

6The Minister of Justice or persons authorised by him, two members of the Standing Committee responsible for legal affairs at the Assembly, one of whom from the opposition, may participate as observers in in the voting process, without prior authorisation.

7The Secretary General of the Assembly shall approve two template ballot papers, not later than two days before the date of the special meeting. One template ballot paper shall contain names of all candidates proposed by public HEIs and the School of Magistrates. The other template ballot paper shall contain names of all candidates proposed by non-public HEIs.

8The Voting Committee members shall, before the voting process starts, multiply and sign in advance a number of ballots equal to the number of present members. In case one or more ballots are spoiled, the Committee shall sign a number of ballots equal to the spoiled ballots and destroy the spoiled ballots in the presence of participants.

9Each participant shall withdraw a ballot paper, mark it secretly in the voting booth and cast it in the ballot box. The vote shall be considered valid, when it clearly expresses the will to support only one candidate.