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The Members of the Permanent Registration Board shall be appointed by the Commission at the request of the Election Commissioners of the political parties entitled thereto in accordance with § 4046 of this title. Members of the Permanent Registration Board shall enjoy the trust of the parties they represent and may be dismissed by the Election Commissioner of the political parties they represent. These members shall be persons of recognized moral probity, duly qualified voters of the precinct or municipality, and high school graduates. These members cannot be aspirants or candidates for any elective public office, other than Municipal Legislator, nor may they wear the uniform of any military or paramilitary armed force while discharging duties as members of this Board. Said members shall earn the salary and be entitled to the benefits determined by the Commission through laws or regulations. Likewise, they may be hired by contract but, in such cases, the compensation to be paid shall not exceed the maximum sum fixed for a regular position of an equal or similar category.\nAny person who receives a pension for age or years of service from any of the Retirement Systems of the

shall not exceed the maximum sum fixed for a regular position of an equal or similar category.\nAny person who receives a pension for age or years of service from any of the Retirement Systems of the Government of Puerto Rico may be a member of the Permanent Registration Board and be entitled to earn compensation for his/her services without affecting his/her pension. These persons shall be hired by contract, and cannot be covered under any retirement system, nor shall they receive credit for the purposes of their pension for the services rendered.\nRegular or Alternate Commissioners of the Local Election Commission may be members of the Permanent Registration Board.\nHistory —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 5.007; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 230, § 10; Dec. 22, 2014, No. 239, § 17.