Article (207)
A supreme police council shall be formed from among the most senior officers of the police
force and the Head of the Legal Opinion Department at the State Council. The Council shall be
competent to assist the Minister of Interior in the organization of the Police force and
management of the affairs of its staff members. The other competences of the Council shall be
determined by Law. The Council shall be consulted in connection with any laws pertaining to the
police force.
Chapter Nine
National Elections Commission
Article (208)
The National Elections Commission is an independent authority and shall be solely competent to
administer referenda and elections of the president, the parliament and the local councils. Such
administration shall include the development and updating of a database for voters, proposing the
division of constituencies, determination of controls for promotion and funding of electoral
campaigns, as well as electoral expenditure, the disclosure of such expenditure, the supervision
of such controls, the facilitation of the procedures for out-of-country voting by expatriate
Egyptians, and other procedures till the announcements of the results.
The foregoing shall be regulated by law.
Article (209)
The National Elections Commission shall be administered by a board composed of 10 members
to be equally assigned on full time basis from among those ranked as Vice-presidents of the
Court of Cassation, those ranked as Presidents of the Courts of Appeal, Vice-presidents of the
State Council, the State Lawsuits Organization and the Administrative Prosecution. They shall be
selected by the Supreme Judicial Council and special councils of the aforementioned judicial
bodies and organizations, as the case may be, provided that they are not members thereof. They
shall be appointed by virtue of a decree by the President of the Republic. They shall be assigned
to work on a full time basis at the Commission for one term of six years. The Commission shall
be chaired by the most senior judge at the Court of Cassation.
Half of the members of the Council shall be replaced every three years.
The Commission may seek the assistance of independent public figures, specialists, and those
deemed to have relevant expertise in the field of elections. They shall not have the right to vote.
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