De-registration of candidates is a particular problem. While the initial registration of candidates may be positively assessed, the electoral authorities are often allowed to de-register candidates before the election, for example if they seriously violate the electoral law. It is important that the electoral legislation does not provide for overly broad grounds for de-registrations (such as, for instance, in Bosnia and Herzegovina), and that last-minute de-registration of candidates, particularly on minor technical grounds, are avoided. Above all, care should be taken that provisions allowing for de-registration of candidates are neither applied in an arbitrary fashion nor abused for political purposes.