Returning officer
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In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.
The returning officer (centre) for the 2017 Indian vice presidential election holds the declaration of the result with the two candidates
Sign used by the federal returning officer of Germany
Election
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An election is a group decision-making process whereby a portion or all of a population or group votes to choose an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office or other position of respon
Returning officer
…In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies. In Australia a returning officer is an employee of the Australian Electoral Commission or a state electoral commission…
A ballot box used in France
Roman coin depicting election
A British election campaign leaflet with an illustration of an example ballot paper, 1880
In 1946 Mannerheim resigned as president of Finland, and the parliament of Finland elected prime minister Paasikivi to succeed him, with 159 votes.