{"id":560,"date":"2022-05-23T10:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T10:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/oec\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:23:28","slug":"key-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/electoral.govmu.org\/oec\/?page_id=560","title":{"rendered":"Key Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

<\/p>\n

The Electoral Commissioner<\/span><\/h5>\n
The Electoral Commissioner\u2019s Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.\u00a0Section 40 of our Constitution stipulates that:-<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n
No person is qualified to hold or act in the office of Electoral Commissioner unless he is qualified to practice as a barrister in Mauritius.<\/div>\n
In the exercise of his functions under the Constitution, the Electoral Commissioner shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Electora\u200bl Co\u200bmmissioner<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t