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Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
Independent agency that regulates the electoral process in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. It is an independent agency that regulates party and election finance and sets standards for how elections should be run.[4]
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Formed | 2001 |
Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Headquarters | 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ |
Employees | 143 (December 2020)[1] |
Annual budget | £18.4 million (estimate 2019–20)[2] |
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Website | electoralcommission |
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