20. One of the observers of the NIHR’s monitoring team observed two similar cases in one of the public centers, that when the voter applied for the ballot paper for his constituency, he found out that the ballot paper issued to him belonged to another electoral district, different form the one assigned to him in the voters’ list, and contrary to what is registered in the official website of the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Election. 21. On the other hand, the NIHR’s monitoring team did not observe any tampering with the ballot boxes in any way by voter or others, nor voters or others impersonating someone else for the purpose of voting. 22. Through the visits carried out by the NIHR to the provincial and public polling stations, the observers did not notice the polling and counting committees opening additional ballot boxes other than the original ones at the start of the voting process, except in the Awali Club public center. During the first round, the committee opened two additional boxes for the parliamentary and municipal elections of the Southern Governorate independently. In addition, during the re-run, the committee opened an additional box for the parliamentary elections and another box for the municipal elections. In all cases, these additional boxes were displayed to everybody present to confirm that it is empty of any contents or ballot papers before placing such boxes. Moreover, the closed filled boxes were placed in front of all. 23. The polling stations, which the NIHR monitored, closed the polling boxes at exactly 8:00 pm. Some of the heads of the polling and counting committees called on the NIHR’s team to verify closing the ballot boxes on time with the designated lock (seal). 24. During the voting process, no objections affecting the process of parliamentary or municipal elections were reported by the voters, candidates, or others. However, it was proved to a member of the NIHR’s team that one of the candidates objected before the polling and counting committee at Seef Mall public center to the presence of barriers that prevent him from monitoring the polling boxes. In addition, another candidate objected before the polling and counting committee at the Awali Club public center to the smoking of the chair of the committee in the election center. Third: The stage of counting and announcing the results 1. Article (24) of Decree-Law No. (14) of 2002 on the Exercise of Political Rights, as amended, stipulates that, “When the designated time for referendum or election ends, the chairman of each subcommittee shall declare the end of the voting process after ensuring that all voters present in the committee’s headquarters have cast their ballots at that time. Such shall be recorded in a report signed by the chairman and the secretary of the committee, after which the subcommittee shall begin the process of counting votes. Every candidate or his/her agent shall be allowed to observe the ballot counting process, excluding the deliberations of the committee.” 86