- published: 04 May 2016
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An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of election procedures. The exact name used varies from country to country, including such terms as "electoral commission", "central election commission", "electoral branch" or "electoral court". Election commissions can be independent, mixed, judicial or governmental. They may also be responsible for electoral boundary delimitation. In federations there may be a separate body for each subnational government.
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, Canada, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, South Africa, 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 Constitution of South Africa.
In the branch model the election commission is often called an electoral branch, and is usually a constitutionally-recognized separate branch of government, 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.
I’m so fed up with what I see
People around me aren’t living for anything
Distracted, destructive
I won’t stay quiet while things get worse
I mean every word that I say
This world is always against me but I’m staying the
same
If you don’t stand up for what’s in your heart,
Time will see the end of us
But take heart
When your life begins to bring you down
You’ll always find the will to stand
Shoulder to shoulder we will stand together
Don’t waste a moment of the time we have
Give me the power to take up my cross
I need Your strength to shine a light to the lost
And when the weight of the world begins to crush me
Fill me with righteous anger
Come and fill me up with righteous anger
I need a hand when my guilt gets me down
In this world you will have trouble
But I have overcome this
I have overcome this world