­The communications and accreditation sub-committee. Decisions within the electoral commission are taken by consensus or a simple majority of the members in attendance. The organization and modes of operation of INEC are stipulated by internal regulations adopted in a plenary session with a simple majority of the members of the commission. It is interesting to note that despite the very high number of members of INEC, all of them do not have voting rights. In fact, those who participate in internal elections are: - The representatives of legally recognized political parties; - The representatives of the independent candidates; - The representative of the state; - The representative of the Association for Human Rights and the Promotion of Democracy; - The representative of the National Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; - Two representatives of the legally recognized women's associations. The membership of the commission also comprises representatives of other ministerial departments and advisers to the commission in the case of Cape Verde. In this country, the practical management of the electoral process is done jointly by three bodies – NEC, DGAPE and REC – involved in the organization of elections in the country. DGAPE is the body which organizes the elections from the technical point of view; it lends its support in terms of electoral expertise to the two other bodies whenever such becomes necessary. RECs are the concrete implementation units on ground and NEC is the general supervisor. 48