Chairman of the Supreme Committee for General Supervision over the Integrity of the Election of Members of the Council of Representatives issued Decision No. 120 of 2022 regarding the appointment of committee members. The committee consists of 7 members, including judges and advisors. The Supreme Committee is responsible for the general supervision over the integrity of the election of members of the Council of Representatives in all electoral constituencies and districts in the Kingdom. It is also responsible for the final announcement of the general election results and notifying the winners of their membership in the Council of Representatives. 14. Regarding municipal affairs, Article 5 of Decree Law No. 3 of 2002 concerning the system of electing municipal council members and its amendments states: "The Kingdom of Bahrain is divided, for the purposes of implementing this law, into a number of municipal electoral areas, whereby each governorate constitutes a municipal electoral area formed by a number of electoral constituencies. One member is elected from each electoral constituency." 15. Meanwhile, Article 18 of the aforementioned law states: "Each electoral constituency shall have one or more committees called the 'Polling and Counting Committee,' which is responsible for conducting the voting process in the constituency and counting its votes. These committees are formed by a decision of the Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs and consist of a chairperson and several members, one of whom acts as the committee's secretary. The decision also specifies the locations of these committees and designates a replacement for the chairperson in case of their absence or any impediment preventing them from carrying out their duties." 29

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