National Electoral Commission of Ransenar

The National Electoral Commission of Ransenar (NEC) is a non-partisan government agency that is responsible for administering the national elections and referenda. It also provides funding, training, and support to the county-level election commissions in the Kingdom of Ransenar. It is an office of the Ransenari Congress, reporting directly to the Congress rather than to the Queen or to Her Government.

Structure

The NEC is headed by the Chief Electoral Officer of Ransenar, who is appointed by the Ransenari Congress through a resolution every ten AN years. By law, all electoral officers and employees must remain unaffiliated from any political party or cause and are expected to be as impartial as possible in their electoral duties. The Chief Electoral Officer, in turn, appoints the Commissioner of Elections, who ensures that all Ransenari elections laws are enforced. A Commissioner of Broadcasting is appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer on the advice of the Lord Chief Steward. The Commissioner of Broadcasting allocates paid and free broadcasting time during election periods.

The Chief Electoral Officer is then seconded by the Deputy Chief of Elections, the Chief Legal Counsel, and the Election Ombudsman. During an election, the staff at its headquarters in Goldshire Hamlet, increases to surpass 700 and approximately 381,700 across Ransenar. Members of the general public are recruited to help run elections by manning polling stations, counting ballots, answering voter's questions, and providing key and necessary elections services.

Mandate

The National Electoral Commission of Ransenar has as its responsibilities:

• Making sure that all voters have safe and proper access to the electoral system;
• Informing citizens about the electoral system and their rights as voters;
• Maintaining the national Roll of Voters and collecting backups of the rolls of all county-level election commissions;
• Enforcing electoral legislation;
• Training election officers of all levels of government;
• Producing maps of electoral districts;
• Registering political parties, electoral district associations, and third parties that engage in election advertising;
• Administering any public allowances paid to registered political parties;
• Monitoring election spending by candidates, political parties, and third parties;
• Publishing financial information on political parties, electoral district associations, candidates, nomination contestants, leadership contestants, and third parties;
• Supporting any county-level independent commissions or government bodies responsible for adjusting the boundaries of their electoral districts every ten AN years;
• Reporting to the Ransenari Congress on the administration of elections and referendums.