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Article 207: Supreme Police Council
The Supreme Police Council is composed from among the most senior officers of the
police force and the head of the Legal Opinion Department at the State Council. The
Council assists the Minister of Interior in organizing the police force and managing
the affairs of its members. Its other competences are identified by law. It must be
consulted in any laws pertaining to it.
• Electoral commission
Section Nine: The National Elections Commission
Article 208: Mandate
• Electoral districts
The National Elections Commission is exclusively responsible for managing
referenda and presidential, parliamentary and local elections, which includes the
preparation and update of a database of voters, proposal and division of
constituencies, setting regulations for and overseeing electoral campaigns, funding,
electoral expenditure declaration thereof, and managing the procedures for
out-of-country voting by expatriate Egyptians, and other procedures, up to the
announcements of results.
The foregoing is regulated by law.
Article 209: Structure, composition
• Establishment of judicial council
The National Elections Commission is administered by a board made up of 10
members selected equally from among the vice-presidents of the Court of Cassation,
the presidents of the Courts of Appeal, the vice-president of the State Council, the
State Affairs and Administrative Prosecution, who are to be selected by the Supreme
Judicial Council and special councils of the aforementioned judicial bodies depending
on the circumstances, provided that they are not members in them. They are
appointed by decree from the President of the Republic. They are selected to
exclusively work at the Commission for one term of at least six years. The
Commission’s presidency belongs to its most senior member from the Court of
Cassation.
Half of the members of the council are replaced every three years.
The Commission may refer to public figures, specialists, and those deemed to have
relevant expertise in the field of elections. They do not have the right to vote.
The Commission has a permanent executive body. The law determines its
composition, system of operation, and the rights, duties and securities of its
members to achieve their neutrality, independence and integrity.
Article 210: Administering voting and counting of votes
Voting and counting of votes in referenda and elections run by the Commission is
administered by its affiliated members under the overall supervision of the Board. It
may use the help of members of judicial bodies.
The voting and counting of votes in elections and referenda in the 10 years following
the date on which this Constitution comes to effect are to be overseen by members
of judicial bodies and entities in the manner set out in the law.
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