2. 3. article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of the nominating State. A person shall be eligible for renomination. Article 30 1. 2. 3. 4. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of the entry into force of the present Covenant. At least four months before the date of each election to the Committee, other than an election to fill a vacancy declared in accordance with article 34, the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations shall address a written invitation to the States Parties to the present Covenant to submit their nominations for membership of the Committee within three months. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all the persons thus nominated, with an indication of the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States Parties to the present Covenant no later than one month before the date of each election. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of the States Parties to the present Covenant convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations at 22