As mentioned earlier, the concept “electoral democracy” refers to the institutional activities and infrastructure that make elections possible. From the organisation of the election itself, to the creation and administration of voters’ registers or the implementation of electronic ballots and internet voting, the electoral aspect of democracy sets the material and institutional conditions necessary to translate the popular suffrage into the appointment of representatives or the approval of laws and public policies. The proper maintenance of electoral registers, for example, is crucial to the realization of the principle of universal suffrage; the strict observance of the voting and counting procedures is crucial to the realization of the principle of free suffrage.