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(v) That direct election to the office of President on the basis of universal adult suffrage is the more appropriate method (Para 12).
(vi) That in order to maintain parity as required by the term of reference election to the office of President should be held in the method suggested in paragraph 13 of the Report.
(vii) That in view of the practical difficulties resulting from the conditions now obtaining in the country, the next Presidential election alone may be held indirectly through an electoral college, but all successive Presidential elections thereafter should be held direct on the basis of universal adult suffrage (Para 15).
(viii) That the Electoral College should not be composed of the members of the National and Provincial Assemblies (Para 16).
(ix) That the electoral college should consist of 1,20,000 members, 60,000 in each Wing for wider representation of the people in that college (Para 17).
(x) That every citizen of not less than twenty-five years of age who possesses the other qualifications prescribed in Article 157 of the Constitution, and is not subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (2) of Article 103 of the constitution should be eligible for membership of the electoral college (Para 18).
(xi) That there should be no restriction as to the number of Presidential candidates and consequently the provision of Article 167 of the Constitution with regard to selection of such candidates by the members of the National and Provincial Assemblies should be omitted (Para 19).
(xii) That if the constitutional provision restricting the number of Presidential candidates and their selection by the Assembly members is retained, the selection should be made by the newly elected members of the three Assemblies and not by the out-going members thereof (Para 20).
(xiii) That if the Presidential candidates are selected by the newly elected members of Assemblies, the term of office of the President should be extended by about two months for enabling completion of the Presidential election within the period mentioned in Article 165 (2) of the Constitution (Para 20)
(xiv) That in the matter of selection of Presidential candidates, if any, each Assembly member should have only one vote to be cast in favor of the candidate ofits choice (para 21).
(xv) That in order to make the delegation of authority by the primary voters to the Presidential electors real and effective, the selection or, as the case may be, nomination of Presidential candidates should be made before the holding of the primary election at this before the election of members to the electoral college (para 22).
(xvi) That if the provision with regard to formation of an electoral college is retained, then, Chapter 2 of Part VII of the Constitution should be suitably
