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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.