Section 238: Establishment and composition of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

(1) There is a commission to be known as Zimbabwe Electoral Commission consisting of—

    (a) a chairperson appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service

Commission and the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders; and

    (b) eight other members appointed by the President from a list of not fewer than twelve

nominees submitted by the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders.

(2) The chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must be a judge or former judge or a person qualified for appointment as a judge.

(3) If the appointment of a chairperson to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is not consistent with a recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, the President must cause the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders to be informed as soon as practicable.

(4) Members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must be Zimbabwean citizens and chosen for their integrity and experience and for their competence in the conduct of affairs in the public or private sector.

(5) Members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission are appointed for a six-year term and may be re-appointed for one such further term, but no person may be appointed to or serve on the Commission after he or she has been a member for one or more periods, whether continuous or not, that amount to twelve years.