number of votes obtained by each candidate in his/her constituency. A copy of such result shall be sent to the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Elections, which undertakes the announcement of the final results.” 15. In a related context, the Court of Cassation explained that the final announcement process does not require mentioning the number of votes and that it is sufficient to declare the names of the winners of the seats in the councils. In Appeals No. (5) and (7) against the parliamentary elections of 2002, on 29 October 2002, it stated that, “There is no requirement that the statement of the Minister of Justice contains the number of votes secured by each candidate; it is sufficient that this statement includes the announcement of the final results and notifies the winners of membership.” 16. The Court of Cassation required that the appeal be based on valid and serious grounds, as well as clear facts and evidence. In Appeal No. (114) against the parliamentary elections of 2014, on 27 November 2014, the Court ruled that, “Challenging the outcome of the elections is required to be based on serious reasons and evidence suggesting that an error has marred the voting or counting process, which means that the appeal should not be taken as a means to lean on the Court of Cassation to order the re-counting of ballots for the mere suspicion of errors.” 17. If, however, there are serious and valid reasons and evidence that give rise to believe an error has marred the voting or counting process, then, the Court of Cassation shall have the right to recount the ballots itself. This is explained in the Court’s opinion in Appeals No. (2), (9), and (11) on 28 October 2002, for the first appeal, and on 30 October 2002 for the other two appeals, that, “The Court of Cassation has the right to access the electoral papers to ensure their soundness and conformity with the results of the elections that have been announced.” 18. On the practical side, the NIHR monitored, on the official account of the Bahrain News Agency (BNA), news reporting that the Court of Cassation had adjudicated the last electoral appeal filed in the Court, in which candidates for the parliamentary council and municipal councils were challenged. The Court held its sessions on Thursday, 20 December 2018, under the chairmanship of Counselor Abdullah bin Hassan Al Boainain, and the membership of Counselor Abdullah Ya’coub Abdulrahman and Nader Al Sayed Ali Ali Abdulmutallab to consider four electoral appeals filed by three candidates for the membership of the House of Representatives and one appeal filed by a candidate for the membership of the Municipal Council. The Court rejected all the appeals. 76