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"Appropriate staff with specialised skills are required to organise elections. Members of central electoral commissions should be legal experts, political scientists, mathematicians or other people with a good understanding of electoral issues. "

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CoE (Venice Commission): Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, II.3.1.83 (exp. report)

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Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters

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Recruitment of election authority staff that is transparent, efficient, and equitable should instill public confidence in the body.