10 Section 20. In addition to the vacation of office upon expiration of the term, a Commissioner vacates office upon: (1) death; (2) resignation; (3) being disqualified under Section 8 or Section 9 or being under any of the prohibitions under Section 10; (4) vacation of office under paragraph three of Section 40. Upon vacation of the Chairperson’s position, he or she shall also vacate the Commissioner’s position. In case a question whether a Commissioner has vacated office under (2), (3) or (4), the Selection Committee shall have the duties and powers to deliberate on the matter. The decision of the Selection Committee shall be final. In case there is no person holding the Chairperson’s position or the Chairperson is unable to perform the duties, the remaining Commissioners shall elect one person among themselves to perform the duties of the Chairperson. During the period in which a Commissioner vacates office prior to the expiration of the term and the vacancy has not yet been appointed, the remaining Commissioners shall continue to perform the duties. If there are fewer than four Commissioners remaining, they shall perform only necessary and unavoidable tasks. In case a Commissioner vacates office upon expiration of term, the selection of a new Commissioner shall be conducted within one hundred and fifty days before the date of expiration of the term. If a Commissioner vacates office upon other grounds except the expiration of term, the selection of a new Commissioner shall be conducted within one hundred and fifty days from the date when the office is vacated. Section 21. Upon request with reasonable evidence for a Commissioner’s vacation of office under Section 20 (2), (3) or (4), the Secretariat of the Senate shall submit the matter to the Chairperson of the Selection Committee within five days from the date of receiving the request, and the Selection Committee shall expeditiously render a decision. The decision shall be made by a majority vote in an open voting. In case of tie vote, the Chairperson of the Selection Committee shall have an additional vote as a casting vote. The evidence under paragraph one shall be as prescribed by the Selection Committee. Section 22. In case a Commissioner has to halt the performance due to being accused, and the Supreme Court or the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions has accepted the case, if there is less than one–half of the Commissioners remaining, the President of the Supreme Court and the President of the Supreme Administrative Court

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