7. The NIHR’s monitoring team noted that there was a visible presence of the media in several polling centers, especially local media correspondents, whereas in other polling centers their presence was limited to specific hours only. Indicator: Did the committee count the ballot papers before the attendees prior to the start of the voting, sorting, and counting processes? Indicator: Was a hardcopy and electronic list of voter schedules available in the polling booth? 8. The observer team of the NIHR noticed that the chairman of the committee in several polling centers counted and shuffled the ballot papers, whereas in other polling centers the observer team was unable to verify whether this procedure was performed or not. In addition, it was not clear if hardcopy or electronic voters’ schedules were available in the latter centers through which the voter can verify his/her eligibility to vote prior to entering the polling center. Indicator: Is the ballot box placed in a location that allows the attendees to monitor the process of inserting the ballot paper? Indicator: Was there a special stamp affixed to the passport to prove voting? 9. Mostly, the place assigned for the NIHR’s monitoring team in the polling and counting centers allowed the observers to track the voter from the moment he/she enters the center, casts his/her vote, up until leaving the 65