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In fulfilling its mandate, the Commission shall, in accordance with the Constitution, observe the following principles—(a) freedom of citizens to exercise their political rights under Article 38 of the Constitution;(b) not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender;(c) fair representation of persons with disabilities and other persons or groups with special needs;(d) universal and equal suffrage based on the aspiration for fair representation and equality of votes;(e) free and fair elections, which are—(i) by secret ballot;(ii) free from violence, intimidation, improper influence or corruption;(iii) conducted independently;(iv) transparent; and(v) administered in an impartial, neutral, efficient, accurate and accountable manner;(f) undertake elections on a regular basis in accordance with the Constitution;(g) ethical conduct; and(h) fairness;(i) the principles of personal data protection set out in the Data Protection Act shall apply to the processing of personal data of voters under this Act.
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