The Ad Hoc Committee met on 5 October 2011 to elect the Chairperson and discuss its work procedure and programme. Hon S P Holomisa was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee. In view of the fact that the nominees presented to Parliament for consideration for appointment as Electoral Commissioners had already been interviewed by the panel which was established in terms of section 6(3) of the Electoral Commission Act 51 of 1996, the Committee resolved not to conduct any further interviews but rather consider the report of the panel and the curriculum vitae of the candidates. The panel comprised of the following members: