electing members of municipal councils, the situations in which this right is denied, the provisions related to the voters lists, electoral domiciles, and election mechanism. Furthermore, the DecreeLaw determines the penalties for violating its provisions and specifies the voting age to be 20 years. 5. To complement such legislative system to exercise the right to vote and the right to stand for elections, supplementary legislation to regulate the exercise of this right have been issued. For instance, Decree No. (71) of 2014 on the identification of electoral regions, constituencies, boundaries, and sub-committees for the election of the House of Representatives; Resolution No. (35) of 2014 on the determination of municipal electoral regions, constituencies and their boundaries, and the number of sub-committees for the election of municipal councils; Decree-Law No. (14) of 1973 on organizing propaganda; and Decision No. (77) of 2006 on organizing the election campaign for elections of the House of Representatives and municipal councils, which addresses the issues and procedures relevant to electoral propaganda and penalties for violating such. 6. From the international perspective, the right to vote and to stand for elections is established in international human rights instruments, specifically the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the Kingdom of Bahrain has acceded under Law No. (56) of 2006. Article No. (25), thereof, stated that every citizen, without any discrimination, has the right to participate in the management of public affairs either directly or through elected representatives, or to elect and be elected in fair elections held periodically by universal suffrage and secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors. 7. The international instruments related to the right to stand for election and to vote affirm that the exercise of this right shall not be based on any discrimination among citizens, whether because of gender, race, language, religion, political or other opinions, national or social origin, wealth, descent, or other reasons. The right of citizens to exercise their political rights, whether through voting or standing for elections, shall be conducted fairly and freely on a periodic basis, over reasonable time periods, within a framework of laws guaranteeing the effective exercise of these rights. Voters shall have the freedom to cast their votes for their chosen candidates, and the freedom to express their opinions independently, without being subjected to violence, threat of using violence, coercion, enticement, or any attempts to interfere with or manipulate such independence in any way. 8. Those international instruments have permitted the inclusion of reasonable restrictions in the legislation regulating the electoral process, which are intended to regulate or determine the right to stand for election and the right to vote without compromising its essence. Among such regulating restrictions of this right is setting a minimum legal age to exercise the right to vote. 9. In order to achieve the actual exercise of the right to stand for election and the right to vote, the State must take effective measures to ensure that this right can be exercised. The electoral rolls should include a record of names and data of those entitled to vote, as voter registration is an integral part of the electoral process. If such lists do not include accurate and updated names and information, a number of citizens may be deprived of exercising their right in this regard. 60