virtually all transactions and tasks of the electoral process are entrusted to the election commission. Indeed, it is the electoral commission of Sierra Leone which is the institution responsible for the conduct and supervision of all public elections in the country. For instance, it is authorized to establish a committee, to appoint any person and take any available regulation(that is to say make rules) as it deems necessary for the proper management of the electoral process. These rights go beyond those dimensions directly related to the preparation and holding of elections, to cover areas such as establishing and updating the electoral roll, dividing the territory into constituencies, and conducting and supervising all public elections 5 and not just those relating to the selection of political authorities. It is the full responsibility assigned to the electoral commission of Sierra Leone that made the elections to be deemed credible by both national and international observers. Despite the good reputation the Sierra Leonean model enjoys, other modes of organization of elections can also be considered as positive examples. One can mention the model adopted by Cape Verde which runs, contrary to the case of Sierra Leone, on the basis of sharing of tasks between the electoral commission(known as National Electoral Commission) and the public administration services. In this electoral institutional framework, the technical support function for the organization of elections is entrusted to the directorate general of support services in the electoral process(DGAP), which is under the Ministry of the Interior. The electoral commission supervises and takes the necessary steps to ensure the regularity of theprocess. 5 Those that are available. 115