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              [html]<thead><tr><td></td><td>bankrupt under any law in force in any part of the Commonwealth and has not</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>been discharged, or has made a composition with his or her creditors and has not paid his or her debts in full, or</td><td>( b )</td></tr><tr><td>he or she has been convicted of any offence involving dishonesty in any country.</td><td>( 7 ) A person appointed a member of the Commission shall not enter upon the</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">duties of the office of Commissioner until he or she has taken and subscribed the oath of</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>allegiance and such cath for the due execution of his or her office as may be prescribed by an Act of Parliament.</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">( 8 ) The Commission shall regulate its own procedure and proceedings.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>( 9 ) The Chairman shall preside over all proceedings, and in his or her absence,</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">the legal practitioner referred to in subsection ( 1 )( b ) shall preoide over the proceedings. ( 10 ) The quorum shall be four members, one of whom shall be the Chairman or</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>the said legal practitioner.</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">( 11 ) All issues shall be decided by the decision of the majority of the members</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>present and voting.</td></tr><tr><td>( 12 ) The Commission shall be responsible for -</td><td>( a )</td></tr><tr><td>the conduct and supervision of elections of the Elected Members of the National Assembly and members of a local authority, and conduct of a referendum :</td><td>( b )</td></tr><tr><td>giving instructions and directions to the Secretary of the Commission appointed under section 66 in regard to the exercise of his or her functions under the electoral law prescribed by an Act of Parliament :</td><td>( c )</td></tr><tr><td>ensuring that elections are conducted efficiently, properly, freely and fairly ; and</td><td>( d )</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">performing such ather functions as may be prescribed by an Act of Parliament.</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">( 13 ) The Commission shall on the completion of any election conducted by it,</td></tr><tr><td>submit a report on the exercise of its functions under the preceding provisions of this section to the Minister for the time being responsible for matters relating to such</td><td>elections, and that Minister shall, not later than seven days after the National Assembly first meets after he or she has received the report, lay it before the National Assembly.</td></tr><tr><td>66. Appointment of Secretary to Independent Electoral Commission ( 1 ) There shall be a Secretary to the Independent Electoral Commission re</td><td>Io in section 65A ( in this section referred to as “ the Secretary ”). ( 2 ) The Secretary shall be appointed by the President.</td></tr><tr><td>( 3 ) The functions of the Secretary shall, subject to the directions and supervision</td><td>of the Independent Electoral Commission, be to exercise general supervision over the</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">registration of voters for elections of -</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">( a )</td></tr><tr><td>the Elected Members of the National Assembly ; and</td><td>( b )</td></tr><tr><td>the members of any local authority,</td><td>and over the conduct of such elections.</td></tr><tr><td>( 4 ) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as Secretary to the</td><td>Independent Electoral Commission if -</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">( a )</td></tr><tr><td>he or she is not a citizen of Botswana ;</td><td>( b )</td></tr><tr><td>he or she has been declared insolvent or adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under any law in force in any part of the Commonwealth and has not</td><td>been discharged, or has made a composition with his or her creditors and has not paid his or her debts in full ; or</td></tr><tr><td>( c )</td><td>he or she has been convicted of any offence involving dishonesty in any country.</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">( 5 ) A person shall not enter upon the duties of the office of Secretary until he or</td></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2">she has taken and subscribed to the cath of allegiance and such oath for the due execution of his or her office as may be prescribed by an Act of Parliament.</td></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr><tdcolspan="2"</tr><tr></tr></tbody>
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