POLITICS|electoral procedure and voting|organisation of elections
- comhlacht bainistíochta toghcháin Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
- ga
- electoral management body | EMB | election board
- en
- Definition organisation or body which has been founded for the purpose of, and is legally responsible for, managing one or more of the elements that are essential for the conduct of elections, and of direct democracy instruments – such as referendums, citizens’ initiatives, and recall votes – if those are part of the legal framework Reference The Electoral Knowledge Network http://aceproject.org/ace-en/topics/em/ema/ema01 (24.08.2011)
- Comment Such bodies have a variety of shapes and sizes, with a wide range of titles to match, which include ‘Election Commission’, ‘Department of Elections’, ‘Electoral Council’, ‘Election Unit’, or ‘Electoral Board’. The term ‘electoral management body’ or EMB has been coined as a name to refer to the body or bodies responsible for electoral management whatever wider institutional framework is in place.
- OGE | organisme de gestion des élections | organisme de gestion électorale
- fr
- Definition institution ou organisme créé dans un but unique: il est juridiquement responsable de la gestion de certains ou de l'ensemble des éléments essentiels à la conduite des élections et à la mise en œuvre des instruments de démocratie directe - référendums, initiatives populaires et votes de révocation - si ces derniers font partie du cadre juridique Reference "Concevoir la gestion électorale: le manuel d'IDEA international", 2010, http://www.idea.int/publications/emd/upload/emd_french_chap1.pdf [26.8.2011]