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The draft law also does not make clear the timing of any decision on the (im)possibility of holding elections/voting in certain territories – whether before and/or after the call of elections, or how close to an election. In addition, the draft amendments do not provide for whether and how the decision can be rescinded, reversed or revised prior to a scheduled election due to new information or changed circumstances, which should be possible for the sake of security of the electorate and to ensure protection of electoral rights. These types of issues raise the question about whether the legislators expect the relevant executive body that will be making the decision to adopt regulations under the revised legislation to elaborate on the process. In any case, the legislation should include key provisions but if it does not comprehensively govern the decision-making process, then it should explicitly mandate the adoption of such regulations.