RIYADH, 10 February 2005 — The government has made its preparations; the candidates have stumped on the campaign trail. Now it’s time for registered voters to, well, vote. More than 200 election observers will monitor the historic municipal elections today in the capital city besides a large contingent of Election Commission officials and security officials. The poll officials and the candidates said here that the elections observers have been drawn from different independent, non-governmental organizations, including the National Society for Human Rights and Saudi Journalists Association.