CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September,2005 (a) a chairman and two other members appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission; and [Paragraph as substituted by section 5 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] (b) two other members appointed by the President after consultation with the Speaker. [Paragraph as substituted by section 5 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7 and as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (2) A person shall not be eligible for appointment if— (a) he is a member of Parliament or any local authority; or [Paragraph as amended by section 5 of Act 1 of 1983 - Amendment No. 3 and by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (b) he is a public officer. (3) The functions of the Electoral Supervisory Commission shall be— (a) to supervise the registration of voters and the conduct of elections to Parliament and to the office of President; and (b) subject to any Act of Parliament, to supervise the registration of voters and the conduct of elections to the governing body of any local authority; and (c) to consider any proposed Bill or proposed statutory instrument which may be referred to it and which relates to the registration of voters or to any election referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). [Subsection as substituted by section 10 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (4) .…. [Subsection repealed by section 9 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] (5) The Electoral Supervisory Commission may make such reports to the President concerning the matters under its supervision or any draft Bill or statutory instrument that is referred to it as it thinks fit and, if the Commission so requests in any such report other than a report on a draft Bill or statutory instrument, the Minister shall ensure that the report concerned is laid before Parliament. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (6) The Electoral Supervisory Commission shall not, in the exercise of its functions in terms of subsection (3) or (5), be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority. [Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985 - Amendment No. 5 and as amended by section 9 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] (7) An Act of Parliament may make provision for the powers and functions of the Electoral Supervisory Commission and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may make provision for the disqualifications, tenure of office and remuneration of the members thereof. [Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985 - Amendment No. 5] (8) Where the members of the Electoral Supervisory Commission are not unanimous in regard to any matter, the view of the majority shall prevail. [Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985 - Amendment No. 5] (9) The salary paid to a member of the Electoral Supervisory Commission shall not be reduced during his tenure of office. Reissue 59 14th September, 2005