In practice, appointments the agency/agencies mandated to organize and monitor national elections support the independence of the agency/agencies.

In practice, appointments the agency/agencies mandated to organize and monitor national elections support the independence of the agency/agencies.
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) electoral officials are always chosen through merit-selection systems,
2) appointees are disciplined/removed only through due process by a peer panel/oversight body, and
3) appointees are not removed when a new administration takes power.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) electoral officials are generally chosen through merit-selection systems, but there are exceptions (for ex. sometimes candidates with less merit are selected over those with more merit).
2) appointees are occasionally disciplined/removed/transferred without following due process by a peer panel/oversight body, or
3) appointees are occasionally removed when a new administration takes power.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) where electoral officials are rarely chosen through merit-selection systems, or the selection system is so weak it can't guarantee candidates are appointed based on merit (for ex. no legal education is required, the President has discretion to decide who the top candidates are, etc.).
2) appointees are usually disciplined/removed without following due process, or the due process is so weak it doesn't support independence (for ex. members of the Executive or Legislative branches are part of the panel that conducts the due process), or
3) appointees are usually removed when a new administration takes power.

For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data.
For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.