HAS RESOLVED:
The National Assembly adopts the following Rules of Procedure for the Election of Members of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Quota of the National Assembly in 2012:
1. The candidates shall be presented by a nominator separately and successively in alphabetical order of the forenames of the candidates according to a list attached hereto: up to 2 minutes.
2. A general debate of all nominations shall be carried out according to the procedure established by the Rules of Organisation and Procedure of the National Assembly with an opportunity to pose questions to the candidates.
3. The candidates for members of the SJC shall have the opportunity to make statements and to answer questions posed thereto: up to 10 minutes.
4. An open vote shall be taken by the computerised voting system.
5. The candidates for members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be put to the vote separately and successively, arranged in alphabetical order of the forenames thereof according to a list attached hereto.
6. Those eleven candidates, who have gained the most votes by a simple majority of the National Representatives present, shall be considered elected.
7. In case more than eleven candidates have gained the required but equal number of votes, a second round of voting shall be held, limited to the candidates who have gained the lowest equal number of votes. Those who gain the most votes by a simple majority of the National Representatives present shall be considered elected until the total number of vacancies on the quota of the National Assembly has been filled.
8. Where necessary, a third round of voting shall be held under the same conditions.
This Resolution was passed by the 41st National Assembly on the 11th day of July 2012 and the Official Seal of the National Assembly has been attached thereto.