There is a need for the replacement of the centralized vote counting practice in many areas. This delays the turnaround of the vote and leaves room of error. The EVM's make the idea of ward based counting valid.

First the delineation of who can vote and where they can vote is a issue in Lebanon. Especially with a single day of voting it is hard for some to access the polls. The lebanonese must also developed a standard ballot to be used in election. The current party provided ballot system encourages fraud and limits secrecy Also there are unnecessary restrictions on who has the ability to vote. Restriction against active security personal and naturalized citizen should be reconsidered. contingencies should be developed for increasing accessibility to the polls for those who are hospitalized. A Major observation made by the Carter Center is that Confessional system that is present in Lebanon severely limits the ability for all Lebanonese citizens to run for office. out of 128 seat in parliament 11 are reserved for minorities. The last majorly disenfranchised group is non residential Lebanonese. A better absentee voter system should be developed.

In general the day of voting procedures went quite smoothly but the observers saw inconsistencies that raised alarm. First organization at the polls was a problem. There was only allowed as many people in the polling station as there were polls there this cause extremely long lines and tension. Contributing to the long wait was the lack of organization surrounding the distribution of the voter materials. Observers noted that another cause of delays was the fact that many poll workers were picked form a pool of candidate representative. These peoples loyalty to their candidate overshadowed their duty to run a orderly poll. These delay deterred many including the disable from voting. The security on the voting day discouraged most overt forms of voter intimidation but party officers and candidate reps. station inside the 50 meter no campaigning zone was found to intimidate many voters.

Even thought for the most part the campaign portion of the election was peaceful their were report of partisan street fights, burning opponent paraphernalia, and aggressive protesting. The big success and concern in this section is the campaign financing. This election was the first in Lebanon where the finance was regulated. The problem was that law of private bank and corporate protection hindered the Supervisory Commission on the Electoral Campaign (SCEC)ability to successfully regulate the candidates campaigns.

The registration system in Lebanon needs to be brought up to date through the digitations of the public records. This would cut out the approximately 40,000 double entries. Another systematic cause of inconsistencies in the Lebanese voter registration is that voter are not registered to their current address. Instead they are connected to the their ancestral home. This doesn't take into consideration natural demographic changes over time.

There are various shortcoming to the Parliamentary Electoral Law that do not cover the resolution of election disputes. First there is no way to file a complaint on the day on of polling. Also the majority of complaints were filed to the SCEC with mandated is to regulate media which limit its ability to address most disputes. Also since the Constitutional Council is the only body that can rule on such disputes the Lebanese government must do a better job of nominating judges in a timely manner.

The Candidate speeches gave the people little to vote off on. The question and answer portion was limited to two questions each.

The electoral system is heavily tilted toward the incumbent.

The Carter Center observers reported to several recommendations the COMELEC first of which more must be invested in the training of the local poll worker or (BMI) I trained fully on the automated election system. Second In past elections the deadline and schedule of election was so abrupt that it forced the rushing of the electoral process. The observers advise the COMELEC creates a more realistic election schedule. Also the observers felt the real world pre election testing should have been schedule earlier so that the COMELEC would have sufficient time to make the necessary adjustments. Secrecy of the ballot which is one of the key aspects of a free and fair election was not observed in this election. Observers felt as though there was a need for allot more polling stations. Last the COMELEC should adapt their procedures in order to make them more realistic and cost effective.

"Sudan needs to remove the legal ""inconsistencies and contradictions"" that block the Sudanese people from freely electing their government. Regulations and laws that do not align with the Sudanese constitution or various international agreements the government has signed on must be removed."

The legal framework that governs electoral disputes needs to be augmented so that is can be more accessible to all citizens. Observers advise that criminal procedure is spirited from dispute resolution.

The center's Observers believe to improve the security for both before during and after the election there must be effective constant and clear communication between the various political parties the Sudanese government, and the South Sudanese Government. Also a general respect for human rights must be constantly observed.

More must be done to engage certain special populations in Sudan. Internally displaced people, nomads, pastoral because of their lack of a perm ant residence need to be paid special attention. The Observers advise the creation of a vote ID to help ensure their access to the polls

The NEC should encourage the parties to come together and create an effective code of conduct to govern their followers actions during campaign season.

Representatives of the government should be trained better and given much more technical support. A

First the government owned or affiliated media outlets should be restricted from publishing and reporting biased information on various parties or candidates. The government with the media outlet should agree on a new media code to regulate how the media should responsibly participate in the electoral process.

Observers advise that a Voter ID be issues broadly to all citizens after the registration is completed. The voter roll must be translated in to both Arabic and English so that it can be accessible to all stakeholders. Steps should be take to ensure that registration slip cannot be purchased in mass by parties. This weakens the credibility of the overall election.

The Sudanese Government should organize the process by which parties can request the time a place to have a rally or demonstration. These new process should not limit the ability for candidate to campaign

Neutrality is a must for all electoral workers. The NEC needs to do a better jobs making sure that its affiliates are not following their political leanings. A code of conduct should be developed and enforced.

Instead of the local based vote counting systems that was used in this election there should a more centralized. The observers advise that they be housed in Khartoum and Juba.

The NEC must ensure the timely disbursement of funds to state and local offices. The untimely paying of officials opens the possibility of corruption.

Polling station must better staffed. Also the location of the polling stations must better promoted.

Counters should how to determine valid from an invalid votes. Also an adequate battery powered light source should be attached to the vote counting kit

The Release of results must be done by the polling station first. This gives the people observers and parties the ability verify the total results

The CENI ( the electoral governing body in Guinea) must be more impartial and less paralyzed by political infighting. The Observers recommend that the CENI becomes a smaller more directed institution. The legal framework that constitutes the body must shield the CENI from pressure from the major political parties and the government.