13. The NIHR monitored, in particular, the electoral propaganda near the provincial centers No. (3), (5), and (8) in Muharraq Governorate; No. (4), (8), and (9) in the Northern Governorate, and No. (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) in the Southern Governorate, as well as the public centers at Awali Club, Wadi Alsail Primary Intermediate Boys School, the Ministry of Education Hall, and Seef Mall. 14. Immediately, the NIHR’s team contacted the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Elections through the assigned telephone numbers, to report the observation and document such acts, which constitute a violation of the provisions of the law. The NIHR calls on all candidates to respect the provisions of the law governing electoral propaganda, and to refrain from exploiting children by employing them to carry out electoral propaganda for candidates in the streets and public roads, for the best interest of the child. This behavior is not suitable for children; it has negative and dangerous consequences on them and endangers their lives and safety. 15. It should be noted that the NIHR, taking initiative on its own, has already submitted to the Government in 2015 a proposal to amend the provisions of Articles (60) and (69) of Law No. (37) of 2012 on the Child Law regarding the criminalization of using children in elections, together with recommending appropriate and deterrent penalties for such dangerous criminal acts. 16. Additionally, on the morning of Election Day, in its first round, the NIHR monitored a number of voters receiving SMS messages informing them that their names have been removed from the voters’ lists, and consequently cannot cast their ballots, and asked them not to go to the election centers. At first glance, the SMS appeared real, as if the official authorities concerned have issued it. 17. Consequently, the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Elections has quickly considered these messages incorrect and fake, and that it would deal with those, who have sent them, according to legal procedures. The Committee sent SMS messages calling for ignoring any suspicious messages on boycotting the elections, and urging all voters to participate in the electoral process. The General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security in the Ministry of Interior issued a statement that a number of telephone numbers used in broadcasting fabricated messages about deleting the names of citizens from election lists were detected and monitored. 18. The statement pointed out that search and detection has led to the identification of those behind these messages; and that the investigations indicated that there were a number of perpetrators of such crimes within the Kingdom of Bahrain and in Iran. These perpetrators hacked a number of servers in order to carry out this operation. Legal proceedings are underway, and they were referred to the Public Prosecution. The statement added that monitoring and follow-up indicated that Iran is the source of (40000) emails aimed at affecting the electoral process negatively. Second: The voting stage 1.  Article (9) of Decree-Law No. (15) of 2002 concerning the Shura Council and the House of 82