In the view of the Venice Commission and ODIHR, a state has the power to temporarily suspend the elections for exceptional security reasons, i.e. where strictly necessary in order to safeguard the life and physical safety of voters. In such an event, the relevant provisions must meet the above-mentioned criteria of non-arbitrariness and proportionality. In principle, the draft law is aimed to fulfil these requirements to some extent. According to its Explanatory Note, the need to adopt the new legislation comes from the lack of transparent procedures and criteria, sufficient guarantees of interagency cooperation and prevention of conflict of interest.