Modele administracji wyborczej — przegląd rozwiązań prawnych w wybranych państwach
Models of Electoral Administration: A Review of Legislation in Selected Countries

Summary/Abstract: According to the sources most commonly referred to, such as the International Institute for Democracyand Electoral Assistance or United Nations Development Programme, Electoral ManagementBodies can be basically classified into three models: the governmental model, independent modeland mixed model. The selection of a particular model of electoral administration is at the discretionof state authorities, however, there are some universal guidelines that should apply to all electoralbodies. The Independent Model of electoral management is very often used in new or emerging democracies,which is obviously dictated by the lack of trust in the previous authoritarian or totalitarian regimes. Countries with stable democracy, such as West European countries and the UnitedStates, have no similar experiences, so their electoral administrations are based on the government model or mixed model. The article presents electoral management bodies in eight countries, representing different continents and various political regimes, e.g. Iran, Brazil, Republic of South Africa,New Zealand and Spain. Each electoral authority has to effectively perform the assignment task, thatis why their independence must be guaranteed irrespective of their organizational or financial, circumstancesand, even, of the method of selecting their members

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