A good example: Commission with appropriate powers Although the importance and centrality of the quality of agents(competence, knowledge of legal provisions, etc.) for the success of the elections are established, few legal regulations regarding the measures to ensure their proper and relevant training exist in the region. Despite this fact, it is nevertheless possible to identify conditions that are already planned for some electoral commissions, which are likely to contribute to reducing the risk of mismanagement of elections. These include: a Sustainability of the electoral commission. This should normally allow time for members to organize for the identification, recruitment and especially training of election officials(e.g. the case of Ghana); b Control of the appointment of election agents by the electoral commission(e.g. the case of Sierra Leone) or else appointment in a way that the candidates are not involved in the selection of their own posts. This may also help to ensure a reasonable period for preparing election officials; c Prescribing eligibility criteria for election officials, so as to reduce the risk of selection of agents who do not have the necessary background to perform their tasks. For example, agents(facilitators of the poll) unable to write, read and speak the language of work(and therefore the organization of elections); d Stability of the electoral legal framework. This can make the recycling of former officials easier and reduces the time needed for that. 134