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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_sidebar" title="Template:Politics sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_sidebar" title="Template talk:Politics sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>An <b>election commission</b> 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 <b>electoral commission</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-AEC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a <b>central</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or <b>state election commission</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-SC_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or an <b>election board</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-OSEB_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSEB-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> an <b>electoral council</b><sup id="cite_ref-TSEC_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSEC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or an <b>electoral court</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Brazil_TSE_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brazil_TSE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Election commissions can be independent, mixed, judicial or executive. They may also be responsible for electoral <a href="/wiki/Boundary_delimitation" class="mw-redirect" title="Boundary delimitation">boundary delimitation</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federations</a> 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<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (November 2021)">according to whom?</span></a></i>&#93;</sup>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_models">Electoral models</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Electoral models"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Independent_model">Independent model</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Independent model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 the United Kingdom. In some of these countries the independence of the election commission is constitutionally guaranteed e.g. section 190 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">Constitution of South Africa</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branch_model">Branch model</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Branch model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the branch model the election commission is often called an electoral branch, and is usually a constitutionally-recognized <a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers" title="Separation of powers">separate branch of government</a>, 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mixed_model">Mixed model</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Mixed model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Executive_model">Executive model</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Executive model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the executive model the election commission is directed by a cabinet minister as part of the executive branch of government, and may include <a href="/wiki/Local_government" title="Local government">local government</a> authorities acting as agents of the central body. Countries with this model include Denmark, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia. </p><p>In the United States, elections for federal, state, and local offices are run by the executive branch of each state government.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judicial_model">Judicial model</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Judicial model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the judicial model the election commission is closely supervised by and ultimately responsible to a special "<i>electoral court</i>". Countries with such a model include Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_election_commissions">List of election commissions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: List of election commissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" 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title="Argentina">Argentina</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direcci%C3%B3n_Nacional_Electoral&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Dirección Nacional Electoral (page does not exist)">Dirección Nacional Electoral</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C%C3%A1mara_Nacional_Electoral&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Cámara Nacional Electoral (page does not exist)">Cámara Nacional Electoral</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="National Election Council (Vietnam) (page does not exist)">National Election Council (Vietnam)</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" title="Zimbabwe Electoral Commission">Electoral Commission</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_commissions_in_Africa">Election commissions in Africa</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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First introduced in the Sudan in 1957, election commissions were created across the continent especially after many African nations introduced a system of <a href="/wiki/Multi-party_system" title="Multi-party system">multi-party democracy</a> in the early 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Election_commission&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_college" title="Electoral college">Electoral college</a>, a body which elects a candidate to a particular office.</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><a 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