Table of Contents Preface: The legal basis and the organizational procedures undertaken by the National Institution for Human Rights to observe the electoral process 5 Section I: Observing the parliamentary and municipal elections prior to polling day 17 First: Calling for election and nomination stage 19 Second: Registration in voters’ lists and objections stage 27 Third: The stage of receiving candidacy applications, objections thereon, and judicial appeals lodged 33 Fourth: The stage of electoral propaganda and election silence 41 Section II: Observing the parliamentary and municipal elections on polling day 47 First: The stage before the commencement of polling 49 Second: The voting stage 55 Third: The stage of counting and announcing the results 63 Section III: Observing the parliamentary and municipal elections following polling day (The stage of receiving and adjudicating electoral appeals) 71 Concluding Recommendations 79