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CHAPTER IV: INDEPENDENCE OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

CHAPTER V: COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS: ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODIES OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
I. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Federal Election Commission in United States
In United States, Article I, Section 4(1) of the Constitution says that “The time, place and manner of holding elections of senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places for choosing Senators” .
As a result, the state legislatures are competent to make regulations regarding Congressional elections; authority over Federal elections was a concurrent power over elections in which Federal …show more content…

There is an established commission known as the Federal Election Commission. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives or their designees, ex officio and without the right to vote, and six members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than three members of the Commission appointed under this paragraph may be affiliated with the same political party.
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• Members of the Commission shall serve for a single term of 6 years,
• A member of the Commission may serve on the Commission after the expiration of his or her term until his or her successor has taken office as a member of the Commission.
• An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by the expiration of a term of office shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member he or she succeeds.
• Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the original …show more content…

All decisions of the Commission with respect to the exercise of its duties and powers under the provisions of this Act shall be made by a majority vote of the members of the Commission. A member of the Commission may not delegate to any person his or her vote or any decision-making authority or duty vested in the Commission.
d. Meetings: The Commission shall meet at least once each month and also at the call of any member.
e. Rules for conduct of activities; judicial notice of seal; principal office
The Commission shall prepare written rules for the conduct of its activities, shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in or near the District of Columbia (but it may meet or exercise any of its powers anywhere in the United States).
f. Staff director and general counsel; appointment and compensation; appointment and compensation of personnel and procurement of intermittent services by staff director; use of assistance, personnel, and facilities of Federal agencies and departments; counsel for defense of actions.

II. UNITED

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