technocrats, a set-up restricted to 12 members who continue even after the date of elections. As for the chairman of the IEC and his vice, their salary is similar to that of the members of the Ivorian Constitutional Council. The budget of the electoral commission of Guinea Bissau is subject to the autonomous budget adopted by parliament. The electoral law bases the salary of its chairman on that of the ministers. In Burkina Faso the Independent National Electoral Commission is responsible for the management of the financial resources allocated for the accomplishment of its mission during the pre- election period; it is charged with the responsibilities of(a) preparing a budget proposal for election consultations and submitting it for the approval of the government, and(b) managing the material and financial resources at its disposal. One can assume that the commission also receives funds from the national resources as well as from financial and technical partners of the country. Law N°002-2002/AN of the year 2002, a modification of law N°014­2001/AN of July 3, 2001 of the electoral code, stipulates that the remunerations and other benefits of the chairman, the vice-chairmen, the secretaries and other members of the INEC and its branches are to be fixed by decree of the council of ministers, upon the proposal of the Minister of Finance and the secretary general of ANEC in the rank of secretary general in the ministerial department. In Niger the INEC has a budget for the organization of each election. It prepares the budgets which it submits to the government. It ensures proper use of the financial recourses at its disposal in accordance with the rules and principles of public accountability. The chairman of the commission releases the budget for organizing elections. A period of 3 months is given to INEC to send a financial report to the accounts 82