It should be noted though that the aforementioned draft provision applies only to the immediate previous elections, whereas a similar proposed restriction for election commission members, as noted earlier, applies to party affiliations from the past two elections. In light of the pervasiveness of this practice and its negative impact on the election day process, consideration should be given to extending these restrictions on party affiliations of citizen observers to at least the past two elections. This could serve to further alleviate the widespread misuse of the citizen observer mechanism by political parties and candidates and ensure that those who take on the role of non-partisan observers are genuinely able to perform their duties in an impartial and unobtrusive manner.