Record-keeping refers to the making and maintenance of proper records of substantive and procedural aspects of a constitution-making process. A constitution-making process produces and receives a significant amount of written and other material, including public submissions, records of deliberations and decisions of constitution-making bodies, press releases, civic education material, and various drafts of the constitution itself. Careful advance planning by constitution-making bodies, secretariats and, in some cases, international advisors is necessary for deciding which materials are to be retained, and in what manner and form they are to be recorded, organized and retained.