State Election

Definition

An “election to choose a federal, state, or county officer or a delegate to a party convention or to nominate a candidate for federal, state or county office.” 63 N. H. Rev. Stat. §652:3. An “election held to: (A) Nominate a political part y's candidates for state, county or district offices; or (B) Choose state, county or dist rict officers.” Tenn. Code §2-1-104(27). Cf. STATE GENERAL ELECTION, STATE PRIMARY ELECTION, STATEWIDE ELECTION. For UOCAVA purposes, “‘State’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.” 42 U. S. C. §1973ff-6(6). State Election Commission Among states having a statewide election commissi on or equivalent board, the duties of that body vary considerably. In Tennessee, the commission appoints all the county election commissioners. South Carolina and West Virginia also have state election commissions. State Election Commissioner The chief election official in Delaware. State Elections Board The body in Wisconsin responsible for administ ering and enforcing the state's election and campaign finance laws. State Elections Enforcement Commission A body in Connecticut established “to ensure the in tegrity of the state's electoral process. The Commission was given the authority to investigat e possible violations of the election laws, inspect campaign finance records and reports, refer evidence of violations to the Chief State's Attorney or to the Attorney General, issue advisory opinions and make recommendations to the General Assembly concerning revisions to the state's election laws.” COMMISSION WEBSITE.