2. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons nominated by States Parties from among their nationals, at biennial meetings of the States Parties convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations for this purpose. At those meetings, for which two thirds of the States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting.
二、 委员会成员的选举，应由联合国秘书长为此目的每两年召开一次缔约国会议，由缔约国从本国国民中提名，对提名的名单通过无记名投票方式选出。在这些会议上，三分之二的缔约国即构成法定人数，当选的委员会委员为获得票数最多、且获得出席会议并投票的各缔约国代表绝对多数票之人士。