(a) be a Bahraini national, that has acquired the Bahraini nationality for a period of not less than ten years, and is not a holder of any other nationality, with the exception of the nationality of any of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, provided that his original nationality shall be the Bahraini nationality, and that he/she enjoys full civil and political rights. (b) The candidate’s name must be on the voters’ list for the constituency he/she represents. (c) Must not be less than 30 years of age on the day of elections. (d) Must be fluent in reading and writing the Arabic language. (e) The membership of the candidate of the Shura Council or the House of Representatives must not have been dropped by a decision of the council to which he/she is member, due to loss of trust or credibility or due to negligence of his/her duties as a member. However, such person may nominate himself/herself if the legislative term during which the decision to drop his/her membership ends, or if a decision is issued by the Council, in which he/she was a member, cancelling the cause preventing his/her nomination that resulted from dropping his/her membership after the termination of the Council’s session during which the decision to drop his/her membership was issued. (f) The membership of the candidate in the House of Representatives has not been suspended due to resignation during the legislative term in which he/she has submitted his/her resignation.” 4. On the municipal elections, Decree-Law No. (3) of 2002 on the system of election of members of municipal councils, as amended, regulated the provisions of nomination for membership. Article (14) of the Law stipulates that, “Any person who wishes to run as a candidate for membership of the Municipal Council shall submit the candidacy application, in writing, to the committee provided for in Article (7) of this Law, with recommendations from ten voters from the electoral district. The candidacy application shall specify the constituency in which he/she shall stand for elections. The voter may recommend one candidate only …” 5. In order to ensure the enjoyment of the right to stand for elections, whether for membership in the House of Representatives or the Municipal Council, the Law guarantees that any candidate, whose name is not registered in the relevant list, may request from the Supervisory Committee on Election Soundness to include his/her name among the candidates, or object on including the name of any candidate during the display of lists period. In all cases, the Law allows the stakeholder to appeal the decision of the committee before the Supreme Civil Court of Appeal. This matter is regulated in Article (13) of Decree-Law No. (15) on the Shura Council and the House of Representatives, as amended, and Article (15) of Decree-Law No. (3) of 2002 on the system of election of members of municipal councils, as amended. 6. Therefore, the law specifies the procedures to be taken by the candidate to exercise his/her right to candidacy, whether for the membership of the House of Representatives or for the membership of the municipal council. Among the most important of these procedures is to apply, in writing, to the Supervisory Committees on Election Soundness, which are distributed among the four governorates of the Kingdom, after meeting the conditions set out in the earlier mentioned Law. 7. The law entitles any person whose name is not included in the candidates’ lists to request the 74