An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission , a central or state election commission , or an election board , an electoral council or an electoral court . Election commissions can be independent, mixed, judicial or executive. They may also be responsible for electoral boundary delimitation . In federations there may be a separate body for each subnational government. An election commission has a duty to ensure elections are conducted in an orderly manner .
13-2091: Election Commission refers to an election commission , a body which regulates elections. It may specifically refer to: Election Commission of India State election commission (India) Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission Arunachal Pradesh State Election Commission Assam State Election Commission Bihar State Election Commission Chhattisgarh State Election Commission Delhi State Election Commission Goa State Election Commission Gujarat State Election Commission Himachal Pradesh State Election Commission Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commission Jharkhand State Election Commission Karnataka State Election Commission Kerala State Election Commission Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission Maharashtra State Election Commission Manipur State Election Commission Meghalaya State Election Commission Mizoram State Election Commission Nagaland State Election Commission Odisha State Election Commission Punjab State Election Commission Puducherry State Election Commission Rajasthan State Election Commission Sikkim State Election Commission Tamil Nadu State Election Commission Telangana State Election Commission Tripura State Election Commission Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission Uttarakhand State Election Commission West Bengal State Election Commission Election Commission of Pakistan Election Commission of Thailand Election Commission of Malaysia Election Commission of Sri Lanka Election Commission, Nepal Bangladesh Election Commission See also [ edit ] Election Committee (disambiguation) National Electoral Commission (disambiguation) Chief Election Commissioner (disambiguation) Election Commissioner of India Electoral Commission (Ireland) Electoral Commission (New Zealand) Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) Electoral Commission (United States) (1877), to resolve
26-738: A President, a Chief Executive, the head of the Ministry of Justice , and the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court . Two additional members, one appointed by the Government and one by the Opposition, participate in the commission e.g. on the allocation of broadcasting funds. This participation is generally condemned by smaller parties, which claim that Labour and National unfairly monopolised funding. These additional members were removed by Labour in 2007 by
39-605: A way that – The functions of the Electoral Commission are defined by law and in summary comprise: The Electoral Commission is an independent Crown entity. The responsible Minister may not direct the commission to give effect to, or have regard to, government policy. In addition: The Electoral Commission Board has three members, appointed by the Governor-General, including one member as the Chairperson, one member as
52-430: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Election commission In the independent model the election commission is independent of the executive and manages its own budget. Countries with an independent election commission include Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Jordan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and
65-504: The 1876 United States presidential election Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Election Commission . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Election_Commission&oldid=1225601224 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
78-676: The Deputy Chairperson and the Chief Electoral Officer , who is the Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission. The Electoral (Administration) Amendment Bill, passed unanimously by Parliament 19 May 2010, established a new independent Electoral Commission which was given overarching responsibility to administer elections. The Electoral Commission, which took over the responsibilities of the Chief Electoral Office and
91-621: The Sudan in 1957, election commissions were created across the continent especially after many African nations introduced a system of multi-party democracy in the early 1990s. Electoral Commission (New Zealand) The Electoral Commission ( Māori : Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri ) is an independent Crown entity set up by the New Zealand Parliament . It is responsible for the administration of parliamentary elections and referendums , promoting compliance with electoral laws, servicing
104-629: The United Kingdom. In some of these countries the independence of the election commission is constitutionally guaranteed e.g. section 190 of the Constitution of South Africa . In the branch model the election commission is often called an electoral branch, and is usually a constitutionally-recognized separate branch of government , with its members appointed by either the executive or the legislative branch. Countries with an electoral branch include Bolivia, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua and Venezuela. In
117-696: The central body. Countries with this model include Denmark, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia. In the United States, elections for federal, state, and local offices are run by the executive branch of each state government. In the judicial model the election commission is closely supervised by and ultimately responsible to a special " electoral court ". Countries with such a model include Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. As of 2021, 53 out of 55 African nations (save for Eritrea and Somalia , which do not hold elections) use or have used election commissions to organize and supervise their elections. First introduced in
130-618: The country's electoral system . It was an independent Crown entity, not part of any larger department or Ministry , and was established under the Electoral Act 1993 . It worked alongside two other bodies, the Chief Electoral Office and the Electoral Enrolment Centre . The four primary functions of the previous Electoral Commission were: For most business, the previous Electoral Commission consisted of four members –
143-481: The mixed-model there is an independent board to determine policy, but implementation is usually a matter for an executive department with varying degrees of supervision by the independent board. Countries with such a model include Cameroon, France, Germany, Japan, Senegal and Spain. In the executive model the election commission is directed by a cabinet minister as part of the executive branch of government, and may include local government authorities acting as agents of
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#1732844362475156-470: The previous Electoral Commission, was formed on Friday 1 October 2010. On 1 July 2012 the statutory responsibilities of the Electoral Enrolment Centre of New Zealand Post were transferred to the commission in accordance with the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011. The previous Electoral Commission of New Zealand (1993–2010) was a governmental body responsible for administering certain aspects of
169-472: The work of the Representation Commission, and the provision of advice, reports and public education on electoral matters. The commission also assists electoral agencies of other countries on a reciprocal basis with their electoral events. The Electoral Act 1993 defines the objective of the Electoral Commission as "to administer the electoral system impartially, efficiently, effectively, and in
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