The chief election commissioner does not have overruling powers and any decision is taken by the opinion of the majority among the three.

[4] The term of the CEC can be a maximum of six years from the date on which he/she assumes his office.

However, the CEC retires from office if he/she attains the age of sixty-five years before the expiry of the term.

[2] While the CEC can only be removed by office through the process of impeachment requiring two-thirds majority of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to be present and voting for the same, election commissioners can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the CEC.

[2] In 2009, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami sent a recommendation to the then President Pratibha Patil to remove Election Commissioner Navin Chawla due to his partisan behavior in favor of a particular political party.