Defined term
County
County: A political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local government services.
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Election Administration
Definition
A political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local government services.
Alternative Definitions
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The principal unit of election administration in the United States. Even though the power to conduct elections is left to the states, it has hist orically been delegated to individual counties, possibly under the general supervision of a state body.
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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