Talk:Election commission

Removed section
The following section seemed misplaced in this overview article. It has an overly US-specific focus and needs to go to one of the many US election articles.

A board of elections is a body of officials designated to administer elections in some U.S. states and municipalities, such as New York City. The board is typically not under the direct control of the executive branch and therefore is buffered somewhat from political pressure.

An example of a board of elections in the process of selecting election commissioners appears in the image to the right—the Tangipahoa Parish Board of Election Supervisors. Such a board is established by the Louisiana Revised Statutes § 18:484. The statute specifies that such a board in every one of Louisiana's 64 parishes (counties) shall be constituted of a representative of each recognized political party plus the Registrar of Voters, the Governor's appointee, and the clerk of court. The statute articulates explicit charges to the board, including stipulating the manner of selecting the commissioners:
 * "A ball made of plastic or a similar material with a number corresponding to each of the numbers on the compiled list of proposed commissioners for a precinct shall be placed in a receptacle and thoroughly mixed. The members of the parish board of election supervisors may participate in the mixing." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.46.119.2 (talk) 14:42, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Rewriting lede and adding citations
I have partially rewritten the first part of the lede, and hope to continue adjusting the first paragraph. I have started adding citations for the correct and proper names of election commissions in various jurisdictions. I won't be finishing this on my own, its too big a job. I have noticed in the section List of ECs that only the type of EC is listed. I feel the proper and correct name should be listed instead. Any feedback is welcome here on my Talk page. Prime Lemur (talk) 13:23, 15 December 2018 (UTC)