Supporters cited concerns that waiting too long could increase the chances of the military regaining power or risk destabilisation before an election.

[3] A parliamentary election is planned within the next six months, with groups already working to create new political parties, promote candidates and increase turnout among their supporters.

The 1971 constitution was suspended by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on 13 February 2011, two days after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak.

Members of the judiciary nominated by the supreme councils of the judicial agencies and appointed by the High Elections Commission will supervise ballot casting and counting.

The Committee proposed that competence to determine the validity of membership of parliamentarians be transferred from parliament to the Supreme Constitutional Court.

(See Article 75) The Committee proposed that the consent of a majority of the members of the People’s Assembly be required to declare a state of emergency.

The committee proposed that that Shura Council function without it appointment members until such time as a president is elected to fill the appointment of 1/3 of its seats The committee proposed that the president or at least half the members of the People’s Assembly and the Shura Council may request the drafting of a new constitution.

[13] Though 16,000 members of the judiciary were scheduled to supervise the referendum,[14] 2000 judges threatened to boycott the supervisory process.

Arabic is its official language, and the principal source of legislation is Islamic Jurisprudence"[20]) will be removed or altered if the proposed changes are not approved even though the constitutional amendment committee said that Article 2 will not be touched.