Act, Section 4-E

Each Member of the Board of Trustees, the Interim Board, the Director and each employee of the Electoral Trust shall execute the following oath or affirmation of office as a condition of his or her service: "I, (name), (swear or affirm) that I will, to the best of my ability, defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States and the sovereign authority of the People to exercise their legislative power."

Parrish Report

By taking the oath or affirmation of office, each person responsible in any way for the administration and implementation of the Democracy Amendment and the Democracy Act swears her or his allegiance both to the Constitution and to the principle that the citizens of the United States are the ultimate governmental authority. Failure to comply with the oath can be cause for removal, or the subject of a recall election or suit in a federal court.