10. In the same context, the Court of Cassation in Appeal No. (2) of 2006 on 29 November 2006, affirmed that “Each candidate may choose an agent for him/her in the sub-committee. The candidate and his/her agent shall be entitled to object to any observations concerning the polling or counting processes to the chairman of the committee.” 11. Although the law has granted the candidate or his/her agent the right to attend the polling and counting process, yet, their absence does not affect the validity of the electoral process. Since, “The right of the candidate or his/her agent to enter the polling hall and attend the counting process means that both are not required to be present. His/her absence thereof does not affect the validity of the polling or counting process as long as he/she was not prevented from attending.” This is evident in Appeal No. (3) against the parliamentary elections of 2006, on 4 December 2006. 12. As for the polling process, the provisions of the Court of Cassation confirmed the secrecy of the voting process, and indicated that the voter is completely free to choose the candidate he deems appropriate without interfering in his/her selection. This was adopted in several principles and rulings. On the session held on 9 November 2002, in the ruling on Appeal No. (15) against the parliamentary elections, the Court affirmed that, “The voter has the freedom to of decision regarding the candidate of his/her choice, since the election is by universal, direct, and secret ballot, away from any influences that may discourage him/her from selecting the candidate he/she sees fit to represent him/her.” 13. One of the rules adopted by the Court of Cassation on the announcement of results is the ruling in Appeal No. (104) against the parliamentary elections of 2011, on 10 October 2011, to confirm that, “The provincial polling and counting committee (sub-committee) is not able to know the winner of the election, and therefore is not in a position to announce it, considering that this matter is connected with to the collection of all the votes in both the provincial (subcommittee) and public committees as well as the committees abroad.” 14. In Appeal No. (13) against the parliamentary elections of 2002, on 15 November 2002, the Court of Cassation determined that the Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Elections is responsible for the announcement process. The rule states that, “The Chairman of the Election Safety Supervisory Committee shall announce the results of the election of the members of the House of Representatives in all constituencies of his/her region and the 75