2.2 Opcijski protokol h Konvenciji proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju 2. Če na volitvah dva državljana države pogodbenice dobita dovolj glasov za članstvo v pododboru za preprečevanje, postane član pododbora tisti kandidat, ki dobi več glasov. Če sta državljana dobila enako število glasov, velja naslednji postopek: a) če je le enega od obeh kandidatov predlagala država pogodbenica, katere državljan je, postane ta kandidat član pododbora za preprečevanje; b) če je oba kandidata predlagala država pogodbenica, katere državljana sta, poteka ločeno tajno glasovanje, s katerim se odloči, kateri državljan bo član pododbora, c) če nobenega kandidata ne predlaga država pogodbenica, katere državljana sta, poteka ločeno tajno glasovanje, s katerim se odloči, kateri kandidat bo član pododbora. 8. člen Če član pododbora umre, odstopi ali zaradi kakršnega koli razloga ne more več opravljati svojih dolžnosti, država pogodbenica, ki je tega člana predlagala, predlaga drugo osebo, ki je ustrezno usposobljena in izpolnjuje zahteve iz 5. člena, ob upoštevanju potrebe po uravnoteženi zastopanosti različnih področij, in bo opravljala delo do naslednjega sestanka držav pogodbenic, če se s tem strinja večina držav pogodbenic. Šteje se, da se države pogodbenice strinjajo, razen če polovica ali več držav pogodbenic odgovori negativno v šestih tednih, potem ko jih je generalni sekretar Združenih narodov obvestil o predlaganem imenovanju. 9. člen Člani pododbora za preprečevanje so izvoljeni za štiri leta. Enkrat so lahko ponovno izvoljeni, če so ponovno predlagani. Polovici članov, izvoljenih na prvih volitvah, se mandat izteče po dveh letih; imena teh članov neposredno po prvih volitvah z žrebom določi predsedujoči sestanka iz točke d prvega odstavka 7. člena. 10. člen 1. Pododbor za preprečevanje izvoli svoje vodstvo za dve leti. Lahko je ponovno izvoljeno. 2. Pododbor za preprečevanje sprejme svoj poslovnik. Ta med drugim določa, da: a) je za sklepčnost potrebna več kot polovica članov; b) se odločitve pododbora za preprečevanje sprejmejo z večino navzočih članov; c) se pododbor za preprečevanje sestaja brez navzočnosti javnosti. 3. Prvi sestanek pododbora za preprečevanje skliče generalni sekretar Združenih narodov. Po prvem sestanku se pododbor sestaja, kot to določa poslovnik. Pododbor za preprečevanje in odbor proti mučenju zasedata hkrati vsaj enkrat letno. 2.2 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2. If during the election process two nationals of a State Party have become eligible to serve as members of the Subcommittee on Prevention, the candidate receiving the higher number of votes shall serve as the member of the Subcommittee on Prevention. Where nationals have received the same number of votes, the following procedure applies: (a) Where only one has been nominated by the State Party of which he or she is a national, that national shall serve as the member of the Subcommittee on Prevention; (b) Where both candidates have been nominated by the State Party of which they are nationals, a separate vote by secret ballot shall be held to determine which national shall become the member; (c) Where neither candidate has been nominated by the State Party of which he or she is a national, a separate vote by secret ballot shall be held to determine which candidate shall be the member. Article 8 If a member of the Subcommittee on Prevention dies or resigns, or for any cause can no longer perform his or her duties, the State Party that nominated the member shall nominate another eligible person possessing the qualifications and meeting the requirements set out in article 5, taking into account the need for a proper balance among the various fields of competence, to serve until the next meeting of the States Parties, subject to the approval of the majority of the States Parties. The approval shall be considered given unless half or more of the States Parties respond negatively within six weeks after having been informed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the proposed appointment. Article 9 The members of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall be eligible for re-election once if renominated. The term of half the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election the names of those members shall be chosen by lot by the Chairman of the meeting referred to in article 7, paragraph 1 (d). Article 10 1. The Subcommittee on Prevention shall elect its officers for a term of two years. They may be reelected. 2. The Subcommittee on Prevention shall establish its own rules of procedure. These rules shall provide, inter alia, that: (a) Half the members plus one shall constitute a quorum; (b) D  ecisions of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall be made by a majority vote of the members present; (c) The Subcommittee on Prevention shall meet in camera. 3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene the initial meeting of the Subcommittee on Prevention. After its initial meeting, the Subcommittee on Prevention shall meet at such times as shall be provided by its rules of procedure. The Subcommittee on Prevention and the Committee against Torture shall hold their sessions simultaneously at least once a year. 210 poročilo o izvajanju nalog DPM v letu 2014 DržavnI preventivnI mehanizEm po Opcijskem protokolu h Konvenciji OZN proti mučenju in drugim krutim, nečloveškim ali poniževalnim kaznim ali ravnanju IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2014 National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 211