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ARTICLE-25     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; ...


ARTICLE-30     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of the States Parties to the present Covenant convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations at the Headquarters of the United Nations. At that meeting, for which two thirds of the States Parties to the present Covenant shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those nominees who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting. ...