ometric ▁registration , ▁involving ▁the ▁finger print s ▁and ▁photograph s ▁of ▁vot ers . ▁ ▁Although ▁registration ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁subsequently ▁delayed ▁to ▁ 1 ▁August ▁in ▁mid - J uly . ▁This ▁delay ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁political ▁inst ability ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁associated ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁The ▁process ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁two ▁months ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁conducted ▁by ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁agents . ▁In ▁early ▁August , ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁registration ▁was ▁again ▁delayed . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁and ▁international ▁invol vement ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁about ▁ 7 9 ▁billion ▁Gu ine an ▁fran cs , ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 8 ▁billion ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁foreign ▁aid ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁remainder . ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁contributed ▁ 2 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ; ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁had ▁contributed ▁$ 6 . 2 ▁million , ▁while ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Community ▁of ▁West ▁African ▁States ▁( E CO W AS ) ▁had ▁contributed ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁France ▁had ▁contributed ▁$ 1 5 5 , 6 0 0 ▁( sum s ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁dollars ). ▁Germany ▁has ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁contribute . ▁Many ▁feel ▁that ▁the ▁Gu ine an ▁government