8 (3) Voter education Like voter registration, voter education should be done with due cognisance of the special needs of women. Observers should try to establish whether women are involved in the process of designing and dissemination of the voter education materials. It is important that observers critique the content of the voter education materials in terms of its appeal to women voters. There are important elements that one could look at which include whether the voter education material is in tandem with the literacy levels prevalent among social groups, especially those who are disadvantaged. (E )Polling procedures Events on election day are very important in reflecting on whether an election is free or fair. Observer missions should therefore establish the extend to which women participate as polling officers, party agents or presiding officers on election day. It is important in election observation that observers establish the number of women participating in the process as either voters or EMB officials. This helps to establish the extent to which women have been involved in the whole electoral process. Issues like the distribution of polling centres, the composition of the polling officers, party agents, presiding officers and the number of female candidates have to be looked at with gendered eyes in order to establish the extend to which female members of the society have been involved in the running of the election. Polling stations should also be located in neutral places in order not to drive away female voters. ( F) Media The media plays an important role in disseminating information on the electoral process. It is therefore pertinent that observers analyse the way media organisation treat women voters, candidates and political leaders during the electoral process. In analysing political parties’ coverage, it is important for observers to get statistics on the percentage airtime or newspaper space that media organisations devote to female candidates. More often than not observer groups