Elections to the Citizens’ Chamber (the Senate), must be conducted using a random selection method. The selected candidates have the right to decline the offer to join the Citizens’ Chamber team. Once the candidates pass the selection criteria and agree to serve as a member of the Chamber, they will join a stand-by pool of the candidates for becoming a Senator in the Citizens’ Chamber. For each seat in the Chamber there may be 3 candidates (the practice will show if this is the right number).
Only one of the 3 candidates will be randomly selected to serve for the whole term of the Parliament as a Senator in the Citizens’ Chamber. He will be paid for his service, similarly as MPs. Once he is selected, a new candidate will be randomly selected from the electoral register to replace him in the stand-by pool, so there will always be 3 candidates in the pool. The candidates in the stand-by pool will normally stay for several years, until they have been selected a Senator. However, they are be able to resign at any time, by giving an agreed notice to leave.
Before becoming a Senator, the candidates in the stand-by pool will have to undergo training and coaching over a certain period, on how the government works and what are the rights and obligations of the member of the Chamber. See more here.
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