Adopted on 20 July 2015, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa in the respective country. The specific length of observation, which can be subdivided into periods, shall be determined by SADC according to the tasks assigned to the Observation Missions. 8.2 8.1.2 The Observation Missions shall be selected on the basis of the criteria established and specified in terms of section 8.2; 8.1.3 The Chairperson of the Organ shall endeavour to deploy the Long Term Observation (LTO) Mission comprising the Troika and electoral experts not less than 30 days before the polling date and Short Term Observation (STO) Mission at least 14 days before polling; 8.1.4 The Long Term Observation (LTO) Mission shall be led by a person appointed by the Chairperson of the Organ. The Short Term Observation (STO) Mission shall be led by the Chairperson of the Organ or by an eminent person appointed by the Chairperson of the Organ. SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON SEOMs 8.2.1 SEOMs shall generally comprise electoral experts, representatives of EMBs, national governments and legislatures, civil society and eminent personalities from Member States, based on the principles of balanced national representation and gender equality. To this end, in order to ensure the effective implementation of the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections, the following shall apply: 8.2.1.1 Individuals selected to serve as SEOM observers must have been duly trained and certified as such by SADC; and orientated to the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections; 8.2.1.2 The qualifications of nominees from Member States to be trained as observers shall be as specified in Annexure II of these SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections; 8.2.1.3 The SADC Secretariat shall finalise the country SEOM list based on election pre assessments, financial capacity and its central elections roster; 8.2.1.4 The Chairperson of the Organ shall mandate the Executive Secretary to issue a Note Verbale containing the list of SEOM members, to the Member State holding elections, for the purposes of accreditation; 8.2.1.5 There shall be a minimum representation of the Member States in the SEOM Mission as determined by the MCO; and in accordance with the specifications in Annexure II. - 10 -