To settle pending issues regarding tenure, salary, perks and privileges of the Election Commission of Pakistan members who were appointed in June under the 18th Amendment, Law Minister Maula Bakhsh Chandio on Monday introduced The Members Election Commission (oath of office, term, salary, allowances, perks and privileges) Bill 2011 in the National Assembly in which the ministry proposed a two-year term for the ECP members.
On the term of office, the bill proposes: 1) A member shall hold office for a term of two years from the day he enters upon his office. 2) A member shall not be removed from office except in the like manner and on the like grounds as a judge of high court, as provided in Article 209 of the constitution. 3) A member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the president, resign his office.