1. In view of the importance of the registration in the voters’ lists, and objections thereto, stage, which enables both voters and candidates alike to exercise their right to vote and to stand for election, the provisions of the law and the regulatory decisions have specific and clear texts that show the mechanism of preparation these lists and objections on them. 2. Article (2) of Decree-Law No. (14) of 2002 on the Exercise of Political Rights, as amended, stipulates the conditions that the citizen must have to meet to be entitled to exercise political rights, namely, “… 1. The citizen shall be 20 year of age on the day of referendum or election. 2. Shall enjoy full legal capacity. 3. Shall be a regular resident of the constituency according to his/her ID card. In case of his/her residence abroad, his/her last place of residence in the Kingdom of Bahrain shall be his/her constituency. If he/she has no residence in the Kingdom, then his/her family’s place of residence shall be considered his/her constituency.” 3. The law has excluded some categories from the right to vote and denied them such right. Article (3) of the same Law provides that, “A person shall be denied exercising the right to vote, if: 1. Convicted of a felony or an offense against honor or integrity, until rehabilitated. 2. Sentenced to imprisonment for one of the electoral crimes stipulated in this Law, unless the sentence is suspended or the convicted person has been rehabilitated. A person shall be denied nomination to run for the House of Representatives elections, if: 1. Sentenced to a criminal felony even if a special amnesty has been granted to him/her or he/she has been rehabilitated. 2. Sentenced to imprisonment for intentional offenses for more than six months, even if an individual pardon has been issued for the punishment, for a period of ten years starting from the day following the date of execution of or extinguishing the sentence, or as of the date the execution of final sentence has been stayed.” 4. Article (4) of this Law entrusted the Public Prosecution with the responsibility to notify the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments of the final sentences, which entail the deprivation of exercising political rights, within fifteen days from the date on which the judgment becomes final. Article (6) of the same Law added that every citizen entitled to exercise political rights shall be registered in the voters’ lists. 5. Article (7) of the Law vests the task of preparing the voters’ lists, receiving candidacy applications and examining them, and considering objections and requests with the Supervisory Committee on the Soundness of the Referendum and Election. The same Article also specifies the number of its members, the conditions of its membership, and the appointment system. The Article stipulates 29