Focus 1 Term of office of the electoral commission and that of its members It is clear that the issue of tenure of the commission and that of its members does not(and cannot) have a single applicable solution in all countries of the sub-region. However, it is possible to reduce some inconveniences in the electoral management by paying attention to a number of factors in the choice between permanent commission and an ad hoc committee. One could, for example, pay attention to the items below. 1. If the commission has almost all the tasks of the election process, It is preferable that it be sustainable to the extent that the tasks of the election process accomplished practically from one election to another. When the committee is ad hoc - It would be better to install it early enough so that it has sufficient time to fulfil its mission - To provide a permanent secretariat with missions sufficiently expanded to perform the necessary tasks between elections and provide relevant support to the ad hoc committee - Prevent the permanence of the permanent secretariat to involve expenses too high compared in relation to the state budget. 2. If the commission shares the tasks with other institutions, it should, if its role is limited to the supervision and control of the electoral process - Be installed early enough so as to provide enough time to follow all the important stages of the process, for example voter registration 111