Initial conception of the stages of supervising and monitoring the electoral process The participation of NIHR in the supervision and monitoring of the parliamentary and municipal elections makes it necessary requires a number of preliminary and executive measures, which can be summarized as follows:  Preliminary and Procedural Stage: o Signing of a memorandum of understanding (cooperation) with the Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission, the authority concerned with provide all technical support and logistical functions for the electoral process, and the High Election and Referendum Commission, headed by the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, the judicial authority tasked with overseeing the integrity of the electoral process. o Publish a countryment in the local daily newspapers, in addition to the Official Gazette, stating that the National Institution for Human Rights will participate in the supervision and monitoring of the parliamentary and municipal elections by an national team and calling on all relevant civil society organizations to nominate 3 of its members at the most to participate in the process. o Carry out media monitoring by a specialist media team from the same national team to monitor and follow up pre-election media coverage.  Stages of the process of supervision and monitoring of the electoral process: From the national team concerned with supervising and monitoring of the electoral process, 5 executive teams may be formed to assume responsibility for those important stages throughout the election process: Stage 1: Voters' registration and entering them in the voter lists Stage 2: Applications for candidacy for the Council of Representatives and the municipal council stage Stage 3: Election Campaigning Voting, counting of votes and announcement of results stage. Stage: 4: Considering election challenges  It also is proposed that the five executive teams shall be supported by two teams, the first is a specialist legal team to provide the necessary legal support, and the second is a specialist media team to monitor all media matters before, during and after the electoral process. The team leaders shall submit their relevant reports in preparation for drafting of the final report on the electoral process as a whole. 13