No more than eight members of the Council shall be members of the same political party.
Appointments are for terms of three years.
The terms of five members of the Council expire on November 14, 1999. Recommendations must be delivered or mailed on or before October 1, 1999. Recommendations may be in the form of a letter, resolution or petition, signed by the person making the recommendation or, in the case of a recommendation by an organization, by an authorized representative of the organization. Each recommendation should contain a detailed statement of the nominee's background. Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of July, 1999.