Rules applicable to the election of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the CAHDI

According to Article 12 of Appendix 1 to Resolution (2021)3 of the Committee of Ministers:

Every committee shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair. However, the Chair of a subordinate body may be appointed by the steering or ad hoc committee to which it is answerable.

The Chair shall conduct proceedings and sum up the conclusions whenever he or she thinks necessary. He or she may call to order a speaker who departs from the subject under discussion or from the committee’s terms of reference. The Chair shall retain the right to speak and to vote in her/his capacity as a member of the committee, except in cases where an additional expert from the same country has been appointed to sit on that committee.

The Vice-Chair shall replace the Chair if the latter is absent or otherwise unable to preside the meeting. If the Vice-Chair is absent, the Chair shall be replaced by another member of the Bureau, appointed by the latter or, where there is no Bureau, by a member of the committee appointed by the committee.

Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair shall require a two-thirds majority of members entitled to vote at the first ballot, a simple majority of members entitled to vote at the second ballot and the highest number of votes at the third ballot. In steering committees, the election shall be held by secret ballot, in other committees by a show of hands, unless a member of the committee requests a secret ballot.

The term of office of the Chair and Vice-Chair shall be one year. It may be renewed once.