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An election agent is the person legally responsible for the conduct of a candidate's political campaign and to whom election material is sent by those running the election.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Age of majority, Campaign manager, Canada, Candidate, Counting agent, Elections in India, Elections in the United Kingdom, Electoral Commission (United Kingdom), List of UK parliamentary election petitions, Political campaign, Polling agent, Polling station, Returning officer, Teller (elections), United Kingdom, United States, Vote counting, Voting.

  2. Elections in the United Kingdom
  3. Political campaign staff
  4. Political staffers

Age of majority

The age of majority, also known as legal age, is the threshold of legal adulthood as recognized or declared in law.

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Campaign manager

A campaign manager, campaign chairperson, or campaign director is an individual whose role is to coordinate a political campaign's spending, broad tactics, and hiring.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Candidate

A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example.

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Counting agent

A counting agent is a type of Electoral observer and may be self-nominated, appointed by either the candidate standing for election or the candidate's election agent to oversee the counting at the election count. Election agent and counting agent are constitution of the United Kingdom and elections in the United Kingdom.

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Elections in India

India has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution, with power distributed between the union government and the states.

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Elections in the United Kingdom

There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (commonly called 'general elections' when all seats are contested), elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies, local elections, mayoral elections, and police and crime commissioner elections.

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Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, the Electoral Commission is the national election commission, created in 2001 as a result of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. Election agent and Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) are elections in the United Kingdom.

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List of UK parliamentary election petitions

An election petition is a petition challenging the result of an election to a United Kingdom Parliament constituency.

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Political campaign

A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group.

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Polling agent

In elections in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia, a polling agent is someone appointed by either the election agent of a candidate standing for election, or where there is no election agent the candidate personally, to oversee conduct of the poll at polling stations, from the installation of empty ballot boxes, through the day as voters cast their ballots, until the ballot boxes are sealed and collected for delivery to the count centre. Election agent and polling agent are constitution of the United Kingdom and elections in the United Kingdom.

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Polling station

A polling place is where voters cast their ballots in elections.

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Returning officer

In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.

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Teller (elections)

A teller is a person who counts votes in an election, vote, referendum or poll.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vote counting

Vote counting is the process of counting votes in an election.

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Voting

Voting is a method by which a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, convenes together for the purpose of making a collective decision or expressing an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns.

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See also

Elections in the United Kingdom

Political campaign staff

Political staffers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_agent

Also known as Constituency agent, Election aide, Official agent.