must necessarily retain and take into account their observations, but at least be able to explain objectively their inappropriateness or the provisional inability to take them into consideration. For example, avoid making them feel that they are talking for nothing, as some Ghanaian political actors say about meetings that they have with the electoral commission. 3. Creating a framework(preferably formal) of exchange of experiences at the end of each electoral period among the various successful actors. The framework may not be singular; it can be organized for each category or for groups of key players of the electoral process; 4. Ensuring that lessons are drawn and that the resultant proposals for institutional and legislative reforms are elaborated for legislation. This can be achieved through: The association of legislators with the work of the frameworks of exchange Prescribing the need for the legislators to make use of the lessons learnt from electoral experiences 179