The Federal Election Commission (FEC) of the United States of America consists of six commissioners who are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. They can be members of political parties, but not more than three commissioners can be members of the same political party. They serve for a term of six years but two of them retire every two years. The Electoral Commission of South Africa consists of five members, one of whom is a judge, appointed by the President on the recommendation of the National Assembly. The National Assembly makes its recommendations on the
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