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Elecom
Elecom (エレコム) is a Japanese manufacturer of peripherals and accessories for computers, smartphones, and tablets, founded in Osaka in 1986 and known for its trackball mice.
Election
Election: the formal process by which a group chooses who holds public office. Covers electoral systems (plurality, PR, mixed), Duverger's party-count effects, turnout, vote counting standards, 2024's 74 national elections, and online voting.
Election (1999 film)
Election (1999) is Alexander Payne's satirical comedy, adapted with Jim Taylor from Tom Perrotta's 1998 novel, starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon in a Nebraska high-school election feud; Oscar-nominated screenplay, Criterion spine #904.
Election (2024 film)
Election (எலக்சன்) is a 2024 Tamil political thriller by director Thamizh, his second film after Seththumaan, starring Vijay Kumar as Nadarasan, an engineer who contests a panchayat election to honor his father; released 17 May 2024, streamed on Prime Video.
Election (黑社会) (2005 film)
Election (黑社会) is Johnnie To's 2005 Hong Kong triad film about the Wo Shing Society chairman election between Lok (Simon Yam) and Big D (Tony Leung Ka-fai); Cannes competitor, Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film, gun-free, with 2006 sequel Election 2.
Election 2 (黑社会以和为贵)
Election 2 (黑社會以和為貴, Triad Election) is Johnnie To's 2006 Hong Kong triad sequel to Election, in which Lok seeks a forbidden second term and Jimmy is forced into the chairmanship by mainland authorities; Cannes 2006, HK Film Critics Society Best Film.
Election Commission of India (भारत निर्वाचन आयोग)
Election Commission of India (भारत निर्वाचन आयोग, ECI): constitutional body under Article 324 conducting Indian elections. CEC and Election Commissioners appointed under the contested 2023 Act; challenges pending before a Constitution Bench.
Election Commissioner of India
Election Commissioner of India: a member of the Election Commission of India under Article 324, alongside the Chief Election Commissioner. Three-member body since 1993; appointed under the 2023 Act committee; six-year tenure, removal like a Supreme Court judge.
Election Committee (选举委员会) (Hong Kong)
Election Committee (选举委员会), Hong Kong's 1,500-member electoral body across five sectors; it nominates and elects the Chief Executive and elects 40 of 90 Legislative Council members, expanded from 1,200 in 2021.
Election companions and supporting coverage
Election companions are the supporting articles and data pages surrounding a main election event article, including year indexes, opinion-polling trackers, candidate and endorsement lists, and results breakdowns updated daily during campaigns.
Election Day (United States)
Election Day in the United States is the day general elections are held, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, set by Congress in 1845.
Election deposit
Election deposit: a refundable fee candidates or parties pay for ballot access, returned only above a vote-share threshold. Used in over 80 countries; UK £500 at 5%, Australia $2,000 at 4%, India one-sixth rule.
Election ink
Election ink (indelible or electoral ink) is a silver nitrate and dye finger stain used in over 90 countries, including India via Mysore Paints & Varnish, to prevent multiple voting by marking the cuticle for days to weeks.
Election law and voting rights under the second Trump administration
Election law and voting rights under the second Trump administration covers the executive orders, Justice Department actions, and court rulings reshaping how US elections are run since January 2025.
Election of Boris Godunov
The Election of Boris Godunov (Избрание Бориса Годунова) was the choice of Boris Godunov as tsar by a zemsky sobor in Moscow on 17 February 1598, after Tsar Feodor died childless.
Election of Ferdinand I as King of Bohemia
The election of Ferdinand I as King of Bohemia (Volba Ferdinanda I. českým králem) took place in Prague on 23 October 1526, after Louis II died at Mohács.
Election of Ferdinand I at Cetin
The election of Ferdinand I at Cetin was the 1527 decision of the Croatian nobility at Cetin Castle to elect Archduke Ferdinand I of Habsburg king of Croatia.
Election of Gopala
The Election of Gopala (गोपाल का चुनाव) was the election of Gopala as king of Bengal around 750 CE, ending a century of anarchy and founding the Pala dynasty.
Election of Henry of Valois
The Election of Henry of Valois (Elekcja Henryka Walezego) was the first free royal election of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, held near Warsaw in 1573, choosing the future Henry III of France as king.
Election of Michael Romanov as Tsar
The Election of Michael Romanov as Tsar (Избрание Михаила Фёдоровича на царство) was the Zemsky Sobor's 1613 choice of Michael Romanov as tsar, ending the Time of Troubles.
Election of Michael Romanov by the Zemsky Sobor (1613)
The election of Michael Romanov by the Zemsky Sobor (Избрание Михаила Фёдоровича) proclaimed the 16-year-old Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov tsar of Russia in February 1613, founding the Romanov dynasty and ending the Time of Troubles.
Election of Stanisław Leszczyński 1704
The election of Stanisław Leszczyński 1704 (Elekcja Leszczyńskiego 1704) was the Swedish-backed election of Leszczyński as rival king of Poland to Augustus II, held in Warsaw on 12 July 1704.
Election of Władysław III as King of Hungary
The election of Władysław III as King of Hungary was the Hungarian estates' 1440 choice of the Polish king over the infant Ladislaus the Posthumous.
Election petition
Election petition: formal court or tribunal challenge to an election result, filed within fixed deadlines (UK 21 days, Australia 40, Pakistan 45, Kenya 7 for presidential). Originated in British parliamentary practice, transferred to judges by the 1868 Act.
Elections by country
Elections by country: national elections and the electoral rules governing them across 200+ states and territories. Covers electoral system families (FPTP, List PR, TRS, AV, MMP), registration and voting mechanics, and datasets from International IDEA, ACE, and V-Dem.
Elections in Africa
Elections in Africa: regular national and local contests held across the continent since independence, returning broadly to multiparty competition after the 1990s democratization wave; marked by rising election quality, persistent electoral violence, coup-related interruptions, and a gap between citizen demand for elections and trust in electoral commissions.
Elections in Andhra Pradesh
Elections in Andhra Pradesh cover the state's 175-seat Legislative Assembly, 25 Lok Sabha seats, and local bodies. Held since 1955; the 2024 NDA landslide (TDP 135, JSP 21, BJP 8, YSRCP 11) returned N. Chandrababu Naidu as Chief Minister.
Elections in Australia
Elections in Australia: compulsory, preferential voting for the 150-seat House, STV proportional representation for the 76-seat Senate, run by the independent AEC; notable for the 1924 compulsory voting law, the Australian ballot, and the 2025 Labor landslide.
Elections in Brazil
Elections in Brazil: general and municipal voting run since 1932 by the Justiça Eleitoral and the TSE, using majoritarian and proportional systems, mandatory voting, and electronic voting machines since 1996.
Elections in Canada
Elections in Canada: federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal votes. Federal elections use first-past-the-post across 343 ridings, run by Elections Canada, with a fixed October date and 69.0% turnout in 2025.