Infobox Government agency agency name UnitedKingdom br The ElectoralCommission nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal ElectoralCommission UK logo.png seal width 112px ... of Government of the UnitedKingdom Government and answerable to Parliament. History The Electoral ... that the UnitedKingdom holds at the European Parliament. Referendum responsibilities The Electoral ... superseding jurisdiction UnitedKingdom headquarters Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London employees ... agency website http www.electoralcommission.org.uk footnotes PoliticsUK The ElectoralCommission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament . It regulates Political parties in the UnitedKingdom ... granted the ElectoralCommission a variety of new supervisory and investigatory powers. It fills significant ... in Great Britain and made changes to the structure of the ElectoralCommission, including allowing .... Controversy in May 2010 general election The ElectoralCommission and Jenny Watson , its head, faced widespread criticism for the handling of the UnitedKingdom general election, 2010 . ref http www.timesonline.co.uk ..., detailing income and expenditure, to the ElectoralCommission. The Commission publishes these on its ... returns to the ElectoralCommission. The Commission may impose financial civil penalties on political ... electoral registers and a well run electoral registration process The Commission produces guidance .... The Commission has published performance standards for electoral registration in Great Britain. Electoral ... events, the ElectoralCommission has a statutory duty to prepare and publish a report on the administration ... in January 2009 as the second Chair of the ElectoralCommission. Ms Watson was previously Chair ... for Scotland. Tony Hobman. Peter Wardle is the current Chief Executive of the ElectoralCommission ... by the leaders of political parties, scrutinised by the Speaker s Committee on the ElectoralCommission ... Commissioners to the ElectoralCommission , 14 July 2010 ref The first of these Commissioners will be as follows ... more details
Hayes case before the ElectoralCommission, William M. Evarts, was appointed United States Secretary .... 44th Cong. 2d Sess. Washington GPO. External links Cite NIE year 1905 ElectoralCommission Cite EB1911 ElectoralCommission Category United States presidential election, 1876 Category Political ...Image Florida Case.jpg right thumb 400px The ElectoralCommission was a panel that resolved the disputed presidential election of 1876. The ElectoralCommission was a temporary body created by Congress ... a law forming the ElectoralCommission to settle the result. The Commission consisted of fifteen members ..., Tilden needed only one of the disputed votes, while Hayes needed all twenty. ElectoralCommission ... creating an ElectoralCommission. Many Republicans objected to the idea, insisting that the President .... Whenever two different electoral vote certificates arrived from any state, the Commission was empowered ... Just as the ElectoralCommission Bill was passing Congress, the Legislature of Illinois elected Davis ... to give the disputed electoral votes to Hayes. ref name Nagle The membership of the Commission ... Strong Pennsylvania Supreme Court Republican colspan 3 President of the ElectoralCommission Proceedings of the Commission The ElectoralCommission held its meetings in the Supreme Court chamber. It sat .... Stoughton . ref name Britannica ElectoralCommission. 1911 . Encyclop dia Britannica , 11th ed. London ... of party line votes, the Commission awarded all twenty disputed electoral votes to Hayes. Under the ElectoralCommission Act, the Commission s findings were final unless overruled by both houses ... of the 1876 debacle, Congress passed the Electoral Count Act in 1887. Under this law, s United ..., Elbert W. R. 1910 . History and Law of the Hayes Tilden Contest Before the ElectoralCommission ... . Boston Little, Brown, and Co. U.S. ElectoralCommission. 1877 . Electoral Count of 1877. Proceedings of the ElectoralCommission and of the Two Houses of Congress in Joint Meeting Relative to the Count ... more details
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Infobox Court Case name Commission v UnitedKingdom court European Court of Justice image date decided full name citations 2006 http eur lex.europa.eu LexUriServ LexUriServ.do?uri CELEX 62004J0484 EN HTML C 484 04 , 2006 IRLR 888 judges prior actions subsequent actions opinions transcripts keywords Working Time Directive Commission v UnitedKingdom 2006 http eur lex.europa.eu LexUriServ LexUriServ.do?uri CELEX 62004J0484 EN HTML C 484 04 is a European labour law and UK labour law case concerning the Working Time Directive , which is relevant for the Working Time Regulations 1998 . Facts The UK Department of Trade and Industry now the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills stated in guideline to employers on the Working Time Regulations 1998 that Employers must make sure that workers can take their rest, but are not required to make sure that they do take their rest. Also, Statutory Instrument 1999 3372 had amended regulation 20 to exempt workers whose work was but partly unmeasured, so working time and night work control applied only to unmeasured or predetermined time. Judgment The European Court of Justice held that the UK government s guidance advocated a breach of the Directive, article 4. There is a duty to guarantee that the right to rest is in fact observed. It also declared the 1999 amendment to be contrary to art 17, though the UK government had already backtracked with SI 2006 99 regulation 2. See also Clist time UK labour law Working Time Directive Corps of Commissionaires Management Ltd v Hughes 2009 IRLR 122, also on rest Gallagher v Alpha Catering Services Ltd 2005 IRLR 102, Peter Gibson LJ, 50 a rest break must be fixed in advance of its commencement Notes reflist 2 UK law Category UnitedKingdom labour case law ... more details
gallery gallery about a competition regulator in the UnitedKingdom other similar organizations called Competition Commission Competition regulator The Competition Commission is a non departmental public body responsible for investigating merger s, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under UK competition law competition law in the UnitedKingdom . It is a competition regulator under the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills formerly the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform . The Competition Commission replaced the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on 1 April 1999. It was created by the Competition Act 1998 Competition Act of 1998 , although the majority of its powers are governed by the Enterprise Act 2002 . The Enterprise Act 2002 gave the Competition Commission wider powers and greater independence than the MMC had previously, so that it now makes decisions on inquiries rather than giving recommendations to Government and is also responsible for taking appropriate actions and measures known as remedies following inquiries which have identified competition problems. The Government can still intervene on mergers that involve a specified public interest criterion such as media plurality, national security and financial stability. ref http www.berr.gov.uk whatwedo businesslaw competition mergers public interest financial stability index.html Berr.gov.uk ref The role of the Competition Commission The Competition Commission CC ... wiki History of competition law References references Economy of the UnitedKingdom Category Economy of the UnitedKingdom Category Monopoly economics Category Competition regulators Category Non departmental public bodies of the UnitedKingdom government Category Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Category 1999 establishments in the UnitedKingdom ... www.competition commission.org.uk Competition Commission Official website http www.competition commission.org.uk ... more details
Orphan date October 2011 unreferenced date October 2009 Various electoral systems are now used in the UnitedKingdom. Historically, First Past the Post electoral system First Past the Post had been used in most types of elections, but pressure for change has gradually seen the introduction of different systems, especially towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. This history of using First Past the Post means that the development of political parties in the UnitedKingdom was and continues to be affected by Duverger s Law , which causes the agglomeration of related political ideologies into a few large parties with many small parties rarely winning representation. Electoral systems now used across the UnitedKingdom are The First Past the Post electoral system First Past the Post system is used for UnitedKingdom general elections UK general elections , and also for some Local Government in the UnitedKingdom local government elections in England and Wales. The Plurality at large voting Bloc Vote system is also used for some Local Government in the UnitedKingdom local government elections in England and Wales. The Mixed member proportional representation Additional Member System is used for elections to the Scottish Parliament , Welsh Assembly and London Assembly . The Single Transferable Vote system is used in Northern Ireland to elect the Assembly, local councils, and Members of the European Parliament, and in Scotland to elect local councils. The Party list proportional representation Party List System is used for European Parliament elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The Supplementary Vote is used to elect Mayors in England directly elected mayors in England, such as the Mayor of London . Category Electoral systems by country UnitedKingdom Category Elections in the UnitedKingdom UK election stub ... more details
In the UnitedKingdom, suffrage is determined by voter registration registration on the electoral roll . Registration was introduced for all constituencies as a result of the Reform Act 1832 , which took effect for the UnitedKingdom general election, 1832 election of the same year . Since 1832, only those registered to vote can do so, and the government invariably runs nonpartisan get out the vote campaigns for each election to expand the franchise as much as possible. Before 1832 Before 1832, the only form of voter registration in the UnitedKingdom was in the Scottish counties . This consisted ... Reference Publications 1973 UK electoral reform Category Elections in the UnitedKingdom ... of the UnitedKingdom House of Commons if he suspected that the returning officer had abused ... relevant to electoral qualifications in order to collect local taxes, were given the additional task of compiling the Electoral roll electoral register . The new Act of Parliament required that on 20 ... of objections was published during the first two weeks of September. In the Borough status in the UnitedKingdom boroughs , the rate book which the overseers already compiled provided a natural basis for the electoral register. An elector who had paid his rates up to the start of the registration period ... in arrears with payment of their rates. The overseers then compiled a draft electoral register of all ... the process for finalising the electoral register was the same for all areas. Barrister s were appointed .... The dates on which electoral registers came into force were changed from time to time and sometimes ... some women from the age of 30, gave the opportunity for revising the process of electoral registration. Responsibility for preparing electoral registers was taken away from the overseers ... as registration addresses. References British Electoral Facts 1832 1987 , compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig Parliamentary Research Services, 5th edition, 1989 Electoral Reform in England and Wales ... more details
North and Stoke Newington , 1987 Present All elected in the UnitedKingdom general election, 1987 ... Elections in the UnitedKingdom ... for South Wales East National Assembly for Wales electoral region South Wales East from 2007 present ... Party MSP for Glasgow Scottish Parliament electoral region Glasgow , from 2007 2009 ref http news.bbc.co.uk ... more details
of the UnitedKingdom To consider, having regard to changes in local government organisation and in the administrative and other relationships between the various parts of the UnitedKingdom, and to the interests ... would be divided between the Assembly and the UnitedKingdom government, while the latter would ... of the UnitedKingdom as not just another English county and accordingly they recommended that the designation ... did not propose to make any changes in the relationship between the UnitedKingdom, the Channel ... in the function of the UnitedKingdom House of Commons . Members of parliament were to form functional ... staff and would consider the implications of both UnitedKingdom and European legislation, as well ...? , The Modern Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 5 Sep., 1974 , pp. 544 555 Devolution in the UnitedKingdom ... Celtic nationalism Category Home rule in the UnitedKingdom Category Cornish nationalism Category UnitedKingdom constitution Category 1973 in the UnitedKingdom Category 1969 in politics Category ... Category 1969 establishments in the UnitedKingdom Category 1973 disestablishments ...The Royal Commission on the Constitution , also referred to as the Kilbrandon Commission initially the Crowther Commission or Kilbrandon Report , was a long running royal commission set up by Harold Wilson s Labour Party UK Labour government to examine the structures of the constitution of the UnitedKingdom and the British Islands and the government of its constituent countries , and to consider whether ..., and it finally reported on 31 October 1973. ref Royal Commission on the Constitution 1969 1973 ... UK Conservative Conservative Government 1970 1974 Government , which had come to power at the UnitedKingdom general election, 1970 general election in June 1970 . The report rejected the options of independence ... Assembly Welsh Deliberative assembly assemblies . Two members of the Commission, Norman Crowther ... title Royal Commission on the Constitution 1969 73 volume II memorandum of dissent by Lord ... more details
coastal Royal Engineers Museum Coastal Defence DEFAULTSORT Royal Commission On The Defence Of The UnitedKingdom Category Military of the UnitedKingdom Category Invasions of the UnitedKingdom Category Palmerston Forts Category British royal commissions Defence Category 1859 in the UnitedKingdom Category 1860 in the UnitedKingdom Category 19th century military history of the UnitedKingdom Category 1859 establishments in the UnitedKingdom de Royal Commission on the Defence of the UnitedKingdom ...In 1859 Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Lord Palmerston instigated the Royal Commission on the Defence of the UnitedKingdom because of serious concerns that France might attempt to invade the UnitedKingdom UK . The recent period had seen great improvements in gunnery with Rifled Muzzle Loader RML and Rifled Breech Loader RBL designs the widespread introduction of steam propulsion in ships the French La Gloire and British response HMS Warrior 1860 HMS Warrior are examples and the growth of the French battle fleet between 1854 1858 it had achieved numerical equality to the British . These factors convinced him that Britain s coastal defences were inadequate to prevent invasion by Napoleon III if the Royal Navy was lured elsewhere. The Commission consisted of six eminent naval and military officers, plus a civilian representative of the Treasury , James Fergusson, who in 1856 57 had published papers warning of the vulnerability of Portsmouth. Its brief was to enquire into the state and sufficiency of fortifications existing and planned for defending the UK, with a specific focus ... Engineers , who was secretary to the Commission. ref Ramparts of Empire The Fortications of Sir William ... ref The Commission recommended that only vital points be fortified, and these were considered to be the Royal ... a French attack force. See also Palmerston Forts London Defence Positions Royal Commission References ... more details
Archives UnitedKingdom The National Archives . ref cite web last Press Commission title ... and other periodicals in the UnitedKingdom, including a manufacturing, printing, distribution ... Category 1949 in the UnitedKingdom Category 1962 in the UnitedKingdom Category 1977 in the United ...In 1947 the National Union of Journalists argued for a Royal Commission to investigate the risk to freedom ... of advertisers on editorial content. The First Royal Commission on the Press 1947 1949 proposed ... the Press Council UK Press Council was set up in 1953. The second Royal Commission 1961 1962 studied the economic and financial factors affecting the Press in the UK, and the third Royal Commission ... Royal Commission on the Press was established with the object of furthering the free expression ... recommendations thereon. The members of the commission were appointed by Royal Warrant on 14 April 1947. Sir William Ross was appointed chairman. The main archive for the Commission is The National Archives UnitedKingdom The National Archives . ref cite web last Press Commission title Archives of the Press Commission 1947 1949 url http discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk SearchUI Details.mvc Collection ... and papers were held under the thirty year rule . The Commission s report was presented to Parliament of the UnitedKingdom Parliament on 13 June 1994. Its minutes of evidence were published as command paper s. The command papers are listed in the Commission s Index to Minutes of Oral Evidence which is Cmnd 7690, published 1949. Self regulation of the press The first Royal Commission focussed ... was characterised by the Commission as a broad political ideal that was under increasing threat from concentration of ownership power. The Commission s report was that the outcome would be a progressive .... ref cite book last Press Commission title Royal Commission on the Press 1947 49, Report year 1949 publisher ... to the Commission, set the future role of the press not to safeguard its own liberty, as many Press ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2008 Infobox Diplomatic Mission name High Commission of Canada in the UnitedKingdom image Flagsoncanadahouse.JPG address 1, Grosvenor Square location London , W1K 4AB high commissioner Gordon Campbell The High Commission of Canada in the UnitedKingdom in London is the diplomatic mission from Canada to the UnitedKingdom . It is housed in two buildings in London . History The Canadian High Commission in London is Canada s oldest diplomatic posting, having been established in 1880. Canada House , in Trafalgar Square , became the site of the mission 1923. In 1962, Canada also acquired the former American Embassy at 1, Grosvenor Square in London s Mayfair district and was renamed Macdonald House London Macdonald House . Since then the High Commissioner Commonwealth High Commissioner has based himself in Macdonald House. Canada s presence in London goes back to 1869 when Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet was appointed as Canada s informal representative in Britain. This was the first Canadian diplomatic posting and the first from any British colony to the motherland. Since ... created a Ministry of External Affairs in 1921. As the high commission s role grew it needed to expand its facilities, and on 29 June 1925, George V of the UnitedKingdom King George V and Mary of Teck ... in the UnitedKingdom class wikitable High Commissioner Start of term End of term Hon. Sir Alexander ... unitedkingdom menu en.asp Official website Diplomatic missions of Canada Use dmy dates date October 2011 DEFAULTSORT High Commission for Canada in The UnitedKingdom Category Diplomatic missions in London Canada Category Diplomatic missions of Canada UnitedKingdom Category 1880 establishments Category High Commissioners of Canada to the UnitedKingdom Category Lists of ambassadors of Canada UnitedKingdom Category Lists of ambassadors to the UnitedKingdom Canada fr Haut commissariat du Canada ... British High Commission, Ottawa References Cite web url http www.international.gc.ca department ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 The Electoral Affairs Commission of Hong Kong is an independent, apolitical and impartial body established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance . Its main functions include considering or reviewing the boundaries of Legislative Council of Hong Kong Legislative Council geographical constituencies and constituenies of the 18 District Council of Hong Kong District Council s for the purpose of making recommendations, and overseeing the conduct and supervision of elections and regulating the procedures at an election. It is also responsible for supervision of the registration of electors and the promotional activities relating to registration. In 1997, the EAC succeeded the former Boundary and Election Commission Traditional Chinese character Traditional Chinese languages Chinese , which was established on 23 July 1993. It is headed by a chairman, a position which has always been filled a High Court formerly known as Supreme Court judge. The executive body that is responsible for elections is the Registration and Electoral Office , which reports to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs before 1 July 2007 . See also Boundary Commissions UnitedKingdom Boundary Commission s Election management body Category Politics of Hong Kong Category Election commissions Hong Kong HK poli stub zh ... more details
The Speaker s Committee on the ElectoralCommission , or simply the Speaker s Committee , is a body created under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to scrutinise the ElectoralCommissionUnitedKingdomElectoralCommission . ref name sect2&4 http www.opsi.gov.uk RevisedStatutes Acts ukpga 2000 cukpga 20000041 en 18 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act c. 41 , Schedule 1 ss 14 19 ref Through the Committee s members, the Commission is able to field questions in the House of Commons in a manner similar to the way ministers do. Composition The Committee comprises nine MPs the Speaker of the British House of Commons Speaker of the House of Commons who also serves as its chair , the Lord President of the Council , ref name Lord Chancellor As ministerial responsibility for the ElectoralCommission was transferred to the Deputy Prime Minister, this position was transferred by statutory instrument as was done when responsibility shifted from the Home Secretary to the Lord Chancellor. See http www.legislation.gov.uk uksi 2010 1837 article 4 made SI 2010 1837, s 4 and http www.opsi.gov.uk si si2002 20022626.htm 11 SI 2002 2626, s 11 . ref the Chair of the select committee responsible for electoral issues, ref name Chairs Section 2 2 a of the Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act specifically calls for this to be the chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee , but 2 6 b states that if responsibility for electoral issues transfers to another committee, that committees chair should serve instead. In the 2005, Alan Beith served on the Committee as chair of the Justice Select Committee . As ministerial responsibility for the ElectoralCommission has transferred to the Deputy Prime Minister, the chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee , which was set up to scrutinse the Deputy Prime Minister s functions, now serves ... Labour ref name 11OctAppt See also List of committees of the UnitedKingdom Parliament References ... more details
Image IECI Logo.png right thumb Logo of the IECI. Politics of Iraq The Independent High ElectoralCommission lang ar IHEC is Iraq s electoralcommission. The electoralcommission is headed by a nine member board. Seven of those members are voting and must be Iraqi citizens. The other two members are the Chief Electoral Officer and an outside expert appointed by the United Nations . History It was set up in May 2004 by the Coalition Provisional Authority CPA as the Independent Election Commission of Iraq IECI by CPA Order 92 as the exclusive electoral authority in Iraq to begin work towards holding an election in the country. In 2007 the IECI was renamed the Independent High ElectoralCommission IHEC in accordance with Law 11 2007 of the Council of Representatives of Iraq COR . In the 2005 election the expert was Colombian Carlos Valenzuela . The current Chief Electoral Officer is Adil Lami . The commission set up and ran the January Iraqi legislative election, January 2005 2005 Iraqi legislative election as well as the simultaneous elections for provincial governments and the Kurdistan Regional Government . Procedure Little is known about the commission, its procedures, organization, composition, or acts. The commission receives lists of candidates to ban from the Council of Representatives of Iraq Council of Representatives Accountability and Justice Commission . ref cite news title Iraqi Panel Moves to Bar Sunni From March Election Move Made to Bar Iraqi From Ballot last1 Bakri first1 Nada last2 Shadid first2 Anthony publisher New York Times date 7 January 2010 url http www.nytimes.com 2010 01 08 world middleeast 08iraq.html ref ref cite news title Move to ban candidates sparks political crisis in Iraq last1 Karadsheh first1 Jomana last2 ... outside of Iraq. The Commission is also tasked with dealing with complaints about the election ... Assistance Mission in Iraq CEPPS International Foundation for Electoral Systems References reflist colwidth ... more details
The Independent ElectoralCommission La Commission Electorale Ind pendante or CENI runs elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . File DRC Ceni Nico 230 NP.jpg left frame A CENI election official speaks to the Voice of America . External links http www.cei rdc.cd Independent ElectoralCommission website DRCongo stub Africa election stub Category Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fr Commission lectorale ind pendante R publique d mocratique du Congo ... more details
Update date June 2011 The ElectoralCommission of New Zealand is a governmental body responsible for administering certain aspects of elections in New Zealand the country s electoral system . It is an independent Crown entity, not part of any larger department or Ministry collective executive Ministry , and was established under the Electoral Act 1993. It works alongside two other bodies, the Chief Electoral Office New Zealand Chief Electoral Office and the Electoral Enrolment Centre New Zealand Electoral Enrolment Centre . The four primary functions of the ElectoralCommission are Registration of political parties. The Commission is responsible for scrutinising and approving all changes to the electoral register. A place on the register allows parties to contest the party vote in general elections. Unregistered parties can put forward individual candidates, but cannot receive votes for proportional representation under the Mixed Member Proportional MMP system. The Commission must be satisfied that such a party meets the requirements for registration, such as having five hundred financial members. Allocating broadcasting funding. Political parties are given state funding for any broadcasting they conduct in an election campaign. The Commission is responsible for dividing money between ..., the ElectoralCommission consists of four members &mdash a President, a Chief Executive, the head of the Minister ... years. External links http www.elections.govt.nz Joint website of the ElectoralCommission, the Electoral Enrolment Centre, and the Chief Electoral Office http www.beehive.govt.nz release electoralcommission president appointed Beehive Press Release NZ crown entities Independent crown entities Use ... election performance, and current polling. The Commission also supervises the actual payment of this funding .... The Commission supervises this process. Public education. The Commission is the primary body charged ... unfairly monopolised funding. These additional members were removed in 2007 by the Electoral Finance ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Victorian ElectoralCommission logo logo width logo caption formed preceding1 State Electoral Office dissolved superseding jurisdiction Government of Victoria employees chief1 name Mr Steve Tully chief1 position Electoral Commissioner parent agency child1 agency website http www.vec.vic.gov.au www.vec.vic.gov.au footnotes The Victorian ElectoralCommission formerly State Electoral Office , or VEC, is the government agency responsible for the running of state ... ElectoralCommission is subject to oversight by the http www.parliament.vic.gov.au emc Victorian State Parliament Electoral Matters Committee which regularly holds inquiries into the conduct of public ... title State elections publisher Victorian ElectoralCommission accessdate 2007 08 29 archiveurl ... 2007 08 21 ref At the 2010 election, the Victorian ElectoralCommission VEC used mapping software to better ... Report, Section 9 Recommended service improvements page 117 publisher Victorian ElectoralCommission ... between the Australian ElectoralCommission AEC and the VEC, but the AEC withdrew. The VEC still submits ... by filling in Electoral Enrolment Forms when their details change. Boundary Redistributions The VEC assists the Electoral Boundaries Commission in redistributing state electoral boundaries from ... Politics of Victoria References reflist External links http www.vec.vic.gov.au Victorian ElectoralCommission http www.aec.gov.au Australian ElectoralCommission http www.parliament.vic.gov.au emc Victorian ... Although it is an independent agency, the Commission falls under the Department of Justice umbrella. The Commission head office is located on level 11, 530 Collins Street, Melbourne , although during ... for a liquor licence to be granted. In such circumstances the VEC conducts these polls. Electoral Enrolment The VEC has its own Electoral Enrolment Branch which is responsible for maintaining the State Electoral Roll. Unlike all other states with the exception of Western Australia , the VEC ... more details
ElectoralCommission of Kenya refers to the now defunct commission that was disbanded by the 10th Parliament in 2008 and replaced with the Interim Independent ElectoralCommission of Kenya . Samuel Kivuitu the last Chairman of the Commission and the commissioners at the time of disbanding, in November, 2008, moved to court to contest the disbanding of the Commission. ref http www.nation.co.ke News 1056 489846 tllaki Court halts bid to disband ECK Daily Nation, November 11, 2008 ref They claim that the disbanding was unconstitutional as a tribunal should have been set up to investigate any wrongdoing on their part in the Kenyan presidential election, 2007 2007 Presidential election . The next hearing for the suit will on February 3, 2010 at the Constitutional Court. ref http www.standardmedia.co.ke InsidePage.php?id 1144028527 ECK commissioners suit to be heard in February The Standard, November 17, 2009 ref See also Constitution of Kenya 10th Kenyan Parliament Kenyan presidential election, 2007 References reflist External links http web.archive.org web 20080707093757 http www.eck.or.ke Official website through archive.org DEFAULTSORT ElectoralCommission Of Kenya Category Politics of Kenya Category Kenyan law Category Election commissions Kenya sw Tume ya Uchaguzi ya Kenya ... more details
Use dmy dates date August 2010 Infobox Government agency agency name Australian ElectoralCommission ... www.aec.gov.au www.aec.gov.au footnotes The Australian ElectoralCommission , or the AEC, is the federal ... and local government elections are overseen by the ElectoralCommission in each state and territory. The Australian ElectoralCommission also maintains the Commonwealth Electoral roll Electoral Roll . Under the Joint Roll Arrangements, the AEC maintains the electoral roll for the whole of Australia. This roll is used by the state and territory Electoral Commissions to conduct their elections. The AEC also plays a leading role in electoral education and industrial voting votes on industrial ... of Rolls.htm title Close of Rolls work publisher Australian ElectoralCommission www.aec.gov.au accessdate ... About AEC Media releases e2010 06 08.htm title Statement from the Australian ElectoralCommission on High Court Decision work publisher Australian ElectoralCommission www.aec.gov.au accessdate 2010 ... ElectoralCommission on High Court Decision work publisher Australian ElectoralCommission ... Notes Reflist External links http www.aec.gov.au The Australian ElectoralCommission website http www.eca.gov.au ... of Australia pt Australian ElectoralCommission ... pfo chief1 name Mr Ed Killesteyn chief1 position Electoral Commissioner chief2 name The Hon ... of Home Affairs. In 1973 it became the Australian Electoral Office, a name it retained until 21 February 1984 when it became the Australian ElectoralCommission, a Commonwealth statutory authority. The AEC consists of a Chairman a Judge or a retired Judge of the Federal Court , the Electoral Commissioner ... . The Electoral Commissioner has the powers of a Secretary of a Department under the Public Service ... of Representatives elections within their division. Each State also has an Australian Electoral ... to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters ref cite web url http www.aph.gov.au house ... more details
Citations missing date December 2007 The ElectoralCommission of South Australia ECSA in South Australia , a state of Australia , is an independent office which conducts South Australian legislative elections parliamentary state elections every 4 years and is also responsible for the compulsory re drawing of South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts before each election. The office is led by electoral commissioner Kay Mousley . The electoralcommission was the first electoral administration in the world to utilise computer technology to produce an electoral roll, the first prototype roll scanner, and the development and use of cardboard ballot boxes and voting compartments. In 1907 the then State Electoral Department was established to administer all South Australian parliamentary elections. Since that time more than 120 parliamentary elections, by elections and referendums have been conducted by this Office. The State Electoral Commissioner was first empowered to conduct miscellaneous elections in 1980 and later in 1990 the Attorney General gave approval for the Commissioner to be appointed Returning Officer for Local Government elections when requested. In 1999 the Electoral Commissioner was appointed Returning Officer for all Local Government elections. After the South Australian state election, 1989 1989 election , electoral boundaries for lower house seats were legislated to be specifically redistributed by the ECSA in attempts to pursue a fair outcome, being that based on the latest election outcome would see whoever wins more than 50 percent of the two party preferred vote forms government. The gerrymander known as the Playmander ended during Liberal and Country League LCL Steele Hall s premiership in the late 1960s, with a fairer but not as comprehensive system as from 1989. External links and references http www.ecsa.sa.gov.au ECSA website Category Election agencies in Australia Category Elections in South Australia Category Government agencies ... more details
Politics of New Zealand The Royal Commission on the Electoral System was formed in New Zealand in 1985, and reported in 1986. The decision to form the Royal Commission was taken by the Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand Fourth Labour government , after the Labour party had received more votes, yet ... election, 1978 1978 and New Zealand general election, 1981 1981 elections. The Royal Commission s report http www.elections.org.nz study researchers royal commission report 1986.html Towards a Better Democracy was instrumental in effecting New Zealand to Electoral reform in New Zealand change its electoral system from first past the post to mixed member proportional . Membership The Royal Commission ... Commission established ten criteria for choosing an electoral system. The criteria were not weighed equally by the commission, and a balance was sought. 1. Fairness between political parties The number ... should respect views taken by others in society 5. Effective representation of constituents An electoral ... Fair and reasonable to the community The Commission evaluated first past the post , single ... The Commission unanimously recommended the adoption of mixed member proportional , with a threshold ... . The term of Parliament be raised to four years. The Commission recommended that Referendums in New ... under a three year term. See also Electoral reform in New Zealand Electoral system of New Zealand Royal Commission on the Electoral System, Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System Towards a Better Democracy , Wellington Government Printers, 1986 Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform British Columbia External links http www.elections.org.nz study researchers royal commission report 1986.html Electronic copy of the Royal Commission s report http www.elections.org.nz study history ... Electoral Reform Coalition http janda.org c95 news 20articles New 20Zealand ZNswitch.htm New Zealand ... Category Voting systems Category History of electoral systems Category Electoral reform in New Zealand ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name ElectoralCommission of Ghana nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption ElectoralCommission of Ghana seal seal width seal caption picture picture width picture caption formed 1993 preceding1 preceding2 etc. dissolved superseding Interim National ElectoralCommission jurisdiction Government of Ghana headquarters Accra latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Chairman chief1 position Dr. Afari Gyan chief2 name Deputy Chairman chief2 position David Kangah chief3 name Deputy Chairman chief3 position K. Sarfo Kantanka agency type parent agency child1 agency child2 agency etc. keydocument1 URL ec.gov.gh node 16 website URL ec.gov.gh footnotes map map width map caption The ElectoralCommission of Ghana is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections . Made up of seven members, its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. ref cite web url http www.ec.gov.gh ?q node 26 title ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORALCOMMISSION accessdate 2008 10 20 publisher ElectoralCommission of Ghana ref The current commission was established by the ElectoralCommission Act Act 451 of 1993. Members The Commission is made ... node 13 ElectoralCommission of Ghana bgcolor 000000 colspan 3 International support The acclaim that the commission received for successfully supporting the close Ghanaian presidential election ... The Commissioners url http www.ec.gov.gh node 13 work Official Website publisher ElectoralCommission ... was also appointed to the Commission by the President to bring it to its full complement of seven ... for Electoral Systems , the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy , the Open Society Initiative ... of the commission retired. They were Elizabeth Solomon, Mrs. Theresa Cole and Professor Ernest Dumor. Another member, Dr. M . K .Puni, died in June 2005. Dixon Afreh is a former member of the Commission ... more details
Politics of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ElectoralCommission ZEC is a nominally independent organization which controls elections at all levels of Politics of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe politics . It was established by an Act of parliament Act of the Parliament of Zimbabwe Parliament in 2004, with influence from its predecessor, the Electoral Supervisory Commission as well as the Southern African Development Community . ref name ZEC http www.zec.org.zw Zimbabwe ElectoralCommission ref Official Functions Preparing for, conducting and supervising all elections Elections in Zimbabwe and referendums . Ensuring that elections are free, fair, transparent, and perfectly in accordance with the law. Directing and controlling voter registration . Gathering Voter roll voters rolls and registers Guarding and maintaining ... in compliance with the Zimbabwe ElectoralCommission act is not carried out by any foreign ... the work of the commission as well as the electoral process. The exercise of any other function imposed on the commission by acts of parliament. ref name ZEC http www.zimbabweelectoralcommission.org zec.co.zw programmes.php Zimbabwe ElectoralCommission ref The Commission The Commission comprises ... and placing polling station s. Supervising the Voter Registration registration of voters under the Electoral Law delimiting Constituencies Electoral Boundaries . Instructing the registrar general of voters ... Keeping the public informed about the demarcation of constituencies and other electoral ... with the judicial service commission, and the other 7 are appointed from a list of nominees supplied ... charged with the day to day running of the Commission. ref name ZEC ref http www.afdevinfo.com ... will continue to rule regardless of electoral results, which has encouraged groups of Zimbabwe National ... generated title ref Media MDC also claim that the Commission fails to run efficiently as it has failed ... the Commission for failing to monitor this. ref name IM See also International reaction to the 2008 ... more details
The Independent National ElectoralCommission INEC , set up in 1998, is the electoral body which was set up to oversee elections in Nigeria . ref name inec cite web url http www.inecnigeria.org title INEC Nigeria accessdate 2007 03 19 work INEC website publisher Independent National ElectoralCommission ref The INEC has encountered several controversies in the run up to the Nigerian general election, 2007 April 2007 general elections , including criticism about its preparedness from Sada Abubakar ... 2007 04 20 ref History The origin of the INEC goes back to the period before Independence when the ElectoralCommission of Nigeria was established to conduct 1959 elections. The Federal ElectoralCommission FEC , established in 1960 conducted the immediate post independence federal and regional elections of 1964 and 1965. The electoral body was dissolved after the military coup of 1966. In 1978, the Federal ElectoralCommission was constituted by the regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo , organizing ... inecnigeria.org index.php?cateid 9&contid 6 title INEC History publisher Independent National ElectoralCommission accessdate 2010 02 13 ref In December 1995, the military government of General Sani Abacha established the National ElectoralCommission of Nigeria which conducted another set of elections ... and established the Independent National ElectoralCommission INEC . INEC organized the transitional ... of the first Nigerian Federal ElectoralCommission was Chief Eyo Esua 1964 1966 in the Nigerian ... power in the Nigerian Second Republic Second Republic , he established a new Federal ElectoralCommission ..., the National ElectoralCommission of Nigeria was headed by Professor Eme Awa 1987 1989 ... nvnews 26106 1 electoralcommission through the years.html title ELECTORALCOMMISSION ... Olusegun Obasanjo appointed Abel Guobadia Nigeria s Chief Electoral Officer, a position that was confirmed ... index.php?cateid 9&contid 6 INEC website Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions Category ... more details
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