CODE OF CONDUCT FOR COMMISSIONERS AND RESOURCE PERSONS
To ensure the unreserved confidence of (a) the contesting political parties and b) the electorate, in the Commission's constant impartiality, the Commissioners and Resource Persons have all agreed to abide by a code of conduct.
This code is designed to project and reflect the reality of non-partisanship. Accordingly each of the Commissioners and Resource Persons from the date of their appointment, were bound to fully observe all of the following Rules of Conduct in letter and spirit.
Commissioners and Resource Persons will refrain from:
(1) Being a member of any political party
(2) Providing support (in any capacity) on a public platform for any party or candidate outside of the scope of professional obligations
(3) Making, facilitating, or allowing to be made, any public statement for or against any party or candidate
(4) Making personal contributions to the funding of any party or candidate
(5) Attending fund-raising events for any party or candidate
(6) Participating in the design of a campaign for any party or candidate
(7) Authoring, editing, contributing to scripts of announcements, pronouncements, manifestos or policies of any party outside of the scope of professional obligation.
(8) Offering, extending, promising or arranging for any preference or advantage over any other party or candidate
(9) Discriminating in favour of or against any party or candidate
(10) Being a candidate for election
(11) Disclosing their own voting intentions or on how they voted in the past
(12) Making any public comment to indicate a preference for any political interests.
(13) Accepting any gifts or favours from any political party, candidate or persons related thereto
Further, the commissioners and resource persons will:
1. Immediately advise the Commission if approached by any political party on matters related to the party that could possibly lead to representing or assisting the party in any way
2. Advise the commission immediately of any situation of a conflict of interest (including business/commercial relationships)
This code is designed to project and reflect the reality of non-partisanship. Accordingly each of the Commissioners and Resource Persons from the date of their appointment, were bound to fully observe all of the following Rules of Conduct in letter and spirit.
Commissioners and Resource Persons will refrain from:
(1) Being a member of any political party
(2) Providing support (in any capacity) on a public platform for any party or candidate outside of the scope of professional obligations
(3) Making, facilitating, or allowing to be made, any public statement for or against any party or candidate
(4) Making personal contributions to the funding of any party or candidate
(5) Attending fund-raising events for any party or candidate
(6) Participating in the design of a campaign for any party or candidate
(7) Authoring, editing, contributing to scripts of announcements, pronouncements, manifestos or policies of any party outside of the scope of professional obligation.
(8) Offering, extending, promising or arranging for any preference or advantage over any other party or candidate
(9) Discriminating in favour of or against any party or candidate
(10) Being a candidate for election
(11) Disclosing their own voting intentions or on how they voted in the past
(12) Making any public comment to indicate a preference for any political interests.
(13) Accepting any gifts or favours from any political party, candidate or persons related thereto
Further, the commissioners and resource persons will:
1. Immediately advise the Commission if approached by any political party on matters related to the party that could possibly lead to representing or assisting the party in any way
2. Advise the commission immediately of any situation of a conflict of interest (including business/commercial relationships)