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This local electoral calendar for 2021 lists the subnational elections held in 2021. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. Part of the Politics series
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, [1] a central [2] or state election commission, [3] or an election board, [4] an electoral council [5] or an electoral court. [6]
This national electoral calendar for 2021 lists the national/federal elections held in 2021 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
As part of the 2020 United States Senate elections, Georgia held run-off elections for both of its Senate seats on January 5, 2021. The run-off elections were triggered because of a Georgia law requiring a second round when no individual wins a majority of the vote in most federal, state, and local elections.
The 2021 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections took place on July 5, 2021, and July 24, 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Cherokee Nation 's Tribal Council is made up of seventeen tribal councilors elected from the fifteen districts within the reservation boundaries and two at-large seats.
A certificate of ascertainment is an official document that identifies the state's appointed College electors and the tally of the final popular vote count for each candidate in that state [2] in a presidential election; [3] [4] the certificate of ascertainment is submitted after an election by the governor of each state to the archivist of the ...
Critics of the commission also argue that the membership structure regularly causes deadlocks on 3-3 votes. [31] Since 2008, 3-3 votes have become more common at the FEC. From 2008 to August 2014, the FEC has had over 200 tie votes, accounting for approximately 14 percent of all votes in enforcement matters.
The commission was formed after an amendment of the Constitution with 73rd and 74th declaration. [17] State Election Commissions were formed as per Article 243K of the Constitution, similar to setting up of the Election Commission of India in Article 324. [2]