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Elder Conservatorium The Elder School of Music is part of the University of Adelaide, it incorporates the Elder Conservatorium of Music and the former Flinders Street School of Music and is part of the Helpmann Academy. It is the oldest of Australia’s specialist music institutions, situated in Adelaide, South Australia and is named in honour of Sir Thomas Elder.
Elder Futhark The Elder Futhark (or Elder FuĂľark, Older Futhark, Old Futhark, OlĂľuur FuuĂľarc) is the oldest form of the runic alphabet, used by Germanic tribes for Proto-Norse and other Migration period Germanic dialects of the 2nd to 8th centuries for inscriptions on artefacts (jewellery, amulets, tools, weapons) and rune stones. In Scandinavia, the script was simplified to the Younger Futhark from the late 8th century, while the Anglo-Saxons and Frisians extended the Futhark which eventually became the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc after Proto-English /a/ developed to /o/ in nasal environments.
Elder hand The term Elder hand is used in many traditional Card Games as a title for the hand of the player first in turn. Almost always the player to the left of the dealer is first, and thus, the player to the left of the dealer would be the Elder hand.
Elder Thing The Elder Things (also known as the Old OnesThe term "Old Ones" should not be confused with the Great Old Ones. This is a separate group and is described as being enemies of the Elder Things in At the Mountains of Madness.
Elderberry Elder or Elderberry (Sambucus) is a genus of between 5-30 species of fast-growing shrubs or small trees (two species herbaceous), formerly treated in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, but now shown by genetic evidence to be correctly classified in the moschatel family Adoxaceae. The genus is native to temperate to subtropical regions of both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere; the genus is more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, with Southern Hemisphere occurrence restricted to parts of Australasia and South America.
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" is a song by Pearl Jam which appears on their 1993 album Vs. The length of the song's title was a reaction by the band to the fact that most of their songs featured one-word titles.
Elders (Charmed) In the WB television show Charmed, the Elders are a fictional group of people who oversee good magic. Originally, they are referred to as "The Founders", but all subsequent episodes/seasons use the term "Elders".
Eldersfield Eldersfield is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England, and stands a midpoint exactly ten miles east of Ledbury and ten miles north of Gloucester; this fact can be found on a milestone that stands on the side of the B4211 that runs through Corse Lawn. Eldersfield is a village filled with footpaths, friends, farms and fields.
Eldership of Samogitia The Eldership of Samogitia (Lithuanian: Žemaičių seniūnija; Latin: Capitaneatus Samogitiae) was the western part of Lithuania. From 1441 it was named as Duchy of Samogitia and the Duke of Samogitia was Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Eldfell Eldfell is a cinder cone volcano just over 200 metres (650 feet) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. It formed in a volcanic eruption which began without warning just outside the town of Heimaey on January 23, 1973.
Eldin Karisik Eldin Karisik (born 18 March, 1983 in Bosnia) is a Swedish-Bosninan football player, currently playing as a central midfielder for Helsingborgs IF. He came to Sweden with his family when he was nine years old and in 2003 he was promoted to the senior team from the HIF youth academy.
Eldir In Norse mythology, Eldir was a servant of the giant Ægir. At the beginning of Lokasenna (Loki's verbal slandering of the gods), Loki had killed another servant, Fimafeng, and was driven from Ægir's hall into the forest by the gods who were assembled at the feasting table.
Eldon C. Hall Eldon Hall was the leader of hardware design efforts for the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) at MIT, and advocated the use of integrated circuits for this task. He has written extensively of the development of the AGC, culminating in his 1996 book, Journey to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer (ISBN 1-56347-185-X)
Eldon Danenhauer Eldon Danenhauer (October 4, 1935) was an American college and professional football player. He played collegiately at the Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, and in the American Football League with the Denver Broncos from 1960 through 1965.
Eldon Dedini Eldon Dedini (June 29, 1921 – January 12, 2006) was a cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonists Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1958, 1961, 1964, and 1988 for his work.
Eldon Miller Eldon Miller (June 19, 1939 – ) is a former college men's basketball coach. The Gnadenhutten, Ohio native has led four different programs in 36 years of coaching: Wittenberg University (1962-70), Western Michigan University (1970-76), Ohio State University (1976–86) and the University of Northern Iowa (1986-98).
Eldon Rasmussen Eldon Rasmussen (born July 7, 1936, Edmonton, Alberta), is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1971 and 1973-1979 seasons, with 23 career starts, including the 1975, 1977, and 1979 Indianapolis 500.
Eldon Square Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. It was officially opened in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II and is named after the original Eldon Square (now known as Old Eldon Square) which the shopping centre was built around.
Eldorado (TV series) Eldorado was an ill-fated British soap opera that ran for only one year, from 6 July 1992 to 9 July 1993. Set in a Spanish resort and based around the lives of British expats, the BBC hoped it would be as successful as EastEnders and replicate some of the sunshine and glamour of imported Australian soaps such as Home And Away and Neighbours.
Eldorado Department Eldorado is a town of about 70,000 people (when I was there in 1998). Located in the north of Misiones, Argentina 4 hours from IguazĂş and four hours from Posadas (the regional capital), it relied largely on sawmills in the area for its economy, but many independent sawmill operators were put out of business or bought out by a firm called Alto Parana with backing from its Chilean parent company.
Eldorado High School (Las Vegas) Eldorado High School is a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of the Clark County School District. The high school is located on the northeast part of the Las Vegas Valley in Southern Nevada, south of Nellis Air Force Base.
Eldorado Institute The Eldorado Research Institute (In Portuguese: Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado) is a non-profit research, development and innovation institution located in Campinas, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil. It was founded in 1999.
Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited The Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited company was originally organized in 1927 as Eldorado Gold Mines Limited to develop a gold mine in Manitoba. Its president Gilbert LaBine later found radioactive deposits at Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories in 1930, which led to the development of the Eldorado Mine at Port Radium.
Eldorado, Misiones Eldorado is a city in the center-northeast of the province of Misiones, Argentina. It has 54,189 inhabitants as per the , making it the third most populated city in the province, and is the head town of the Eldorado Department.
Eldoret Eldoret is a town in western Kenya and the administrative centre of Uasin Gishu District of Rift Valley Province. Lying south of the Cherangani Hills, the local elevation varies from about 2100 metres above sea level at the airport to more than 2700 metres in nearby areas (7000-9000 feet).
Eldrad Ulthran In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, Eldrad Ulthran was the mightiest and most ancient of the Farseers of the Eldar Craftworld of Ulthwé. Among Eldrad's accomplishments are supposedly: igniting the Second War for Armageddon so as to spare the lives of ten thousand Eldar,Thorpe, Gavin.
Eldred G. Smith Eldred Gee Smith (b. 9 January 1907) holds the position of Patriarch Emeritus to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held the calling of Presiding Patriarch of the same church between 1947 and 1979.
Eldred Pottinger Eldred Pottinger (1811-1843), Anglo-Indian soldier and diplomatist, entered the Bombay Artillery in 1827, and after some years of regimental duty was appointed to the political department under Colonel (afterwards Sir) Henry Pottinger.
Eldredge (automobile) The Eldredge was an American automobile manufactured from 1903 until 1906. A product of the National Sewing Machine Company of Belvidere, Illinois, it was a light, two-seater runabout with left-hand drive or two-row tonneau.
Eldrid Nordbø Eldrid Nordbø (b. 1942) was personal secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs in 1971, state secretary to the prime minister 1986-1989, and Minister of Foreign Affairs (trade and shipping affairs) 1990-1991.
Eldridge Haynes Eldridge Haynes (1904-1976) is best remembered as the founder of Business International Corporation and a spokesman for free trade and advocate for the international business community. His early career in journalism took him to McGraw-Hill, and then eventually into starting a new magazine called Modern Industry.
Eldridge M Moores Eldridge Moores is a US geologist who has made important contributions to the understanding of ophiolites (fragments of oceanic crust and mantle that have been emplaced onto the continential crust) and the geology of the continental crust of the Western United States and Tethyan belt, the geology of Greece, Cyprus, and Pakistan, and the tectonic development of the Sierra Nevada and the Alpine - Himalayan systems. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of California, Davis.
Eldridge R. Johnson Eldridge R. Johnson (1867-1945) co-created the Victor Talking Machine Company alongside Emile Berliner, a United States corporation, and built it into the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time.
Eldridge Street Synagogue The Eldridge Street Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States, and was the first one built in the United States by Eastern European Jews, who now make up the vast majority of American Jews. It opened in New York's Lower East Side in 1887.
Eldrin Bell Eldrin Bell is the former police chief for the city of Atlanta, Georgia, and was elected in November 2004 to serve as the county commission chairman for nearby Clayton County. He is also the father of former American Idol contestant Justin Guarini.
Elduain Elduain (or Elduayen) is a village in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It is situated in the Leizarán valley, some 32 km south of San Sebastian.
Eleanor "Sis" Daley Eleanor "Sis" Daley, born Eleanor "Sis" Guilfoyle, (March 4, 1907 – February 16, 2003) was the wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and the mother of the current mayor Richard M.
Eleanor (book) Eleanor is a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood, describing her as a shy girl who goes on to do great things. First published in 1996, Barbara Cooney, the author, spent three years researching the historical facts in the story.
Eleanor Antin Eleanor Antin (born 1935 in New York City, New York) is a performance artist, film-maker and installation artist. Sometimes compared to contemporaries such as Carolee Schneemann and Judy Chicago, Antin's work is largely concerned with issues of identity and the role of women in society.
Eleanor Brooksby Eleanor Brooksby was a British noblewoman who, along with her sister Anne Voux, supported Catholics in England during the 16th century by providing safe houses including Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire and White Webbs in Enfield Chase near London for Jesuit missionaries such as Henry Garnett and was later involved in the Gunpowder Plot.
Eleanor Bumpurs Eleanor Bumpurs (August 22, 1918 - October 29, 1984) was an African-American grandmother who was shot dead by police trying to evict her from her home on October 29, 1984. The NYPD was evicting her because she owed $96.
Eleanor cross The Eleanor crosses are twelve lavishly decorated stone monuments, of which three survive intact, found in a line down part of the east of England. King Edward I had the crosses erected between 1291 and 1294 in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile, marking the route of her body as it was taken to London.
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate (60 acres) is a country house with garden grounds located at 2468B Washington Street (Route 138), Canton, Massachusetts. It is now a non-profit museum operated by The Trustees of Reservations.
Eleanor Clark Eleanor Clark (July 6, 1913 – 1996) was an American writer. She attended Vassar College in the 1930s and was involved with the literary magazine Con Spirito there, along with Elizabeth Bishop, Mary McCarthy, and her sister Eunice Clark.
Eleanor Clymer Eleanor Clymer, born Eleanor Lowenton (1906 – 2001), was a writer of children's books, best know for The Trolley Car Family (1947). She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1928 with a degree in English.
Eleanor Coade Eleanor Coade (alternatively Elinor Coade) (1733 - 1821) (afforded the courtesy of being called 'Mrs Coade', although unmarried) is famous for her manufacture of Coade stone. She was a resident of Lyme Regis, in Dorset, England.
Eleanor Coppola Eleanor Coppola, (born Eleanor Jessie Neil on May 4, 1936 to an Irish-American family in Los Angeles), a former graduate student in Applied Design at UCLA, is the wife of the famed Francis Ford Coppola, and the daughter-in-law of the late Carmine and Italia Coppola. They met on the set of his directorial debut Dementia 13 in 1962 where she was Assistant Art Director and married a year later.
Eleanor de Clare Eleanor de Clare (1292 – June 30, 1337) was the wife of the powerful Hugh Le Despenser. She was the eldest daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford and 3rd Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England.
Eleanor Flexner ==’’’ELEANOR FLEXNER’’’== (1908-1995) was a distinguished independent scholar and pioneer in the field of women’s studies. Her much praised ‘’’’’Century of Struggle: The Woman’s Rights Movement in the United States’’’’’ relates women’s physically courageous and politically ingenious work for the vote to other 19th- and early 20th-century social, labor, and reform movements, most importantly the push for equal education, abolition of slavery, and temperance laws.
Eleanor Frances Lattimore Eleanor Frances Lattimore (June 30, 1904, Shanghai, China - 1986) was an American author and illustrator born and raised in Shanghai. She was the sister of classics translator Richmond Lattimore and China expert Owen Lattimore.
Eleanor Friedberger Eleanor Friedberger (born September 2, 1976 in Oak Park, Illinois) is part of the indie rock duo The Fiery Furnaces with her brother Matthew Friedberger. In the band she contributes the majority of the vocals both on record and during their live performances.
Eleanor Hall Eleanor Hall is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist and presenter of the World Today programme on ABC Local Radio. She has previously worked on American radio and television, and for ABC Television's 7:30 Report and Lateline programmes.
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (Mrs. Fordyce Coburn) (1872–1958), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and educated in private schools and at Radcliffe College, was an American author of romantic fiction for young women, with some 14 books and 75 magazine stories published.
Eleanor Iselin Eleanor Iselin is a fictional character in Richard Condon's 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate. She was portrayed by Angela Lansbury in John Frankenheimer's 1962 film adaptation, and by Meryl Streep in Jonathan Demme's 2004 remake.
Eleanor Mannikka Eleanor Mannikka, of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is a scholar of Southeast Asian Studies. In her best-known work, Angkor Wat: Time, Space and Kingship, she argues that the dimensions, alignment and bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat encode a message that Suryavarman II was the divinely appointed king.
Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122The exact date of Eleanor's birth is not known, but the year is known from the fact that the lords of Aquitaine swore fealty to her on her fourteenthth birthday in 1136. Some chronicles give her date of birth as 1120, but her parents almost certainly married in 1121.
Eleanor of Aragon (Queen of Portugal) Eleanor of Aragon (Leonor de Aragón, in Spanish), Queen of Portugal as wife of Edward I of Portugal and princess of Aragon as daughter to Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque, (1402 – February 18 1445, Toledo).
Eleanor of Lancaster Eleanor of Lancaster (sometimes called Eleanor Plantagenet1) (about 1315 – 11 January 1372) was born in Arundel, West Sussex, England, the fifth daughter of Henry, Earl of Lancaster (c. 1281-1345) and his wife Maud Chaworth (1282-1322).
Eleanor of Spain Eleanore of Austria, sometimes known also as Leonor of Castile (November 15 1498 – February 25 1558) was born Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Spain, became subsequently in turn queen consort of Portugal (1518–1521) and of France, also duchess of Touraine (1547–1558) as dower. Named Leonor de Austria in Spanish, Leonor(a) in Portuguese and "royne Eleonore" or Alienor in French.
Eleanor Percy Lee Eleanor Percy Lee (1819-1849), daughter of Sarah Percy and Nathaniel Ware, co-authored two books of poetry with her sister Catherine Anne Warfield and is thus the literary ancestor of famed southern writers William Alexander Percy and Walker Percy.
Eleanor Plant Eleanor Plant (February 25, 1893-October 19, 2004) was the oldest living person in Florida, 9th oldest recognized person in the United States, and 23rd oldest recognized person in the world at the time of her death.
Eleanor Race Eleanor Race (born November 19, 1970 in Cheshire, Connecticut) is a field hockey player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1991. Her maiden name is Stone.
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights The Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights was established in 1998 by the President of the United States Bill Clinton, honoring outstanding American promoters of rights in the United States and around the world.
Eleanor Roosevelt College Eleanor Roosevelt College (or ERC) is one of the six colleges located on the campus at the University of California, San Diego. The college was named after former American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who was a humanitarian as well as a champion of international cooperation and a major member of the early United Nations.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland) Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) is a high school located in Greenbelt, Maryland and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system in the USA. It contains roughly 3000 students in grades 9 through 12.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill) consists of 180-acres approximately two miles east of Springwood, the Hyde Park Roosevelt family home. FDR encouraged Eleanor Roosevelt to develop this property as a place that she could develop some of her ideas for work with winter jobs for rural workers and women.
Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (born Anna Eleanor Dall March 25, 1927) is the daughter of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and her first husband Curtis Bean Dall and the eldest grandchild of Franklin Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt. She is usually known as Sisty, Ellie or Eleanor.
Eleanor Rosch Eleanor Rosch is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in cognitive psychology and primarily known for her work on categorization. She also created prototype theory in linguistics.
Eleanor Sánchez Eleanor Sánchez was the Los Angeles assistant deputy mayor in the early Nineties. She is married to aviation businessperson Ray Sánchez and with Ray mothered their daughter Wendy Lauren Sánchez, who is a TV personality featured on the program Extra.
Eleanor Schonell Bridge The Eleanor Schonell Bridge (previously known as the Green Bridge because it was intended to be a sustainable transport initiative — not because of its colour), is a 390 metre (1,280 ft) long cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Brisbane River between Dutton Park and the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus. Its deck is 185 metres long, 20 metres wide and around 12.
Eleanor Smeal Eleanor Smeal (born July 30, 1939 in Erie County, Ohio) is a feminist activist, political analyst, lobbyist, and grassroots organizer. Smeal is also the president and founder of the Feminist Majority Foundation and has served as president of the National Organization for Women twice.
Eleanor Thom Eleanor Thom is a writer who has won a major UK creative writing competition, The New Writing Ventures 2006 competition, with "Burns", a chapter from her first novel. The book recalls experiences of her mother's family who were from the Travelling community and settled in Elgin, Scotland between 1920 and 1950.
Eleanor Wong (musician) Eleanor WONG yee-lun studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London on an Associated Board Scholarship with Frederic Jackson and Max Pirani, and later, as a Boise Scholar, with Vlado Perlemuter in Paris and Arthur Balsam in New York. Winner of the silver medal at the Viotti International Competition Italy, she has given broadcasts and recitals in the UK (including the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room in London), Hong Kong, and the U.
Eleanor Wong (pianist) Eleanor Wong started her piano lessons in Hong Kong, China and pursued her musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, on an Associated Board Scholarship with Frederic Jackson and Max Pirani. Besides winning numerous prizes and awards, Wong was one of the few students who graduated with both the Graduate Diploma (G.
Elease Evans Elease Evans has served on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2002 and was selected by her fellow Freeholders to serve as Freeholder Director since 2004. On January 2, 2007, Evans was unanimously chosen to serve a fourth term as Freeholder Director.
Eleazar ben Pedat Eleazar ben Pedat (Hebrew: רבי אלעזר בן פדת) was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora, in the Land of Israel, of the 4th generation (first half of the 4th century). He was his father's pupil (Ber.
Eleazar Kalir Eleazar ben Kalir (Hebrew: אלעזר בן קליר) was one of Judaism's earliest and most prolific of the paytanim, liturgical poets. Many of his hymns have found their way into festive prayers of the Ashkenazi Jews synagogal rite.
Eleazar Lipsky Eleazar Lipsky (1911- February 14 1993) was a prosecutor, lawyer, novelist and playwright born in the Bronx, New York. He wrote the novels that formed the basis of two very successful films, Kiss of Death (based on a 100-page manuscript) and The People Against O'Hara (based on his detective novel).
Eleazer Arnold House The Eleazer Arnold House is a historic American house built by Eleazor Arnold in 1693, and located at 487 Great Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island. It is now a National Historic Landmark owned by Historic New England, and open to public two afternoons per year.
Elecampane Elecampane, also called Horse-heal (Inula helenium), is a perennial composite plant common in many parts of Great Britain, and ranges throughout central and Southern Europe, and in Asia as far eastwards as the Himalayas.
Elecia Battle Elecia Battle (born December 15, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio) née Elecia Dickson, made national headlines in January 2004 when she claimed that she had lost the winning ticket in the Mega Millions lottery drawing of December 30, 2003 that was worth 162 million dollars. She then filed a lawsuit against the woman who had come forward with the ticket, Rebecca Jemison.
Elect the Lords Elect The Lords is a campaign established in September 2004 by the New Politics Network and Charter88 calling for the United Kingdom House of Lords to be replaced by a predominantly elected Second Chamber. The campaign was established following Charter88 and the Network's decision to establish a partnership agreement called the Democracy Project designed to kick start a number of democratic reform initiatives in the UK.
Electabuzz are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Electabuzz in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Elected Cossacks Elected Cossacks () were cossacks who were economically independent from various institutions and participated in military services using their own weapons. Following the reforms of the Russian government in 1734, cossacks were divided into two groups: Elected Cossacks and Cossack Helpers.
Election An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, and sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and in regional and local government.
Election (1999 film) Election is a 1999 film adapted from a critically acclaimed 1998 novelof the same name by Tom Perrotta]. Perrotta's novel is set in 1992, and its plot is about a three-way election race in [[high school that satirizes high school life and politics.
Election (2005 film) Election (Chinese title: 黑社會 – literally "Black Society", a common Cantonese reference to the society of triads) is a 2005 film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast. The two actors Simon Yam and Tony Leung play two gang leaders engaged in a power struggle to become the new leader of the Hong Kong Triad society.
Election 2 Election 2 (Chinese: 黑社會以和為貴, literally "Black Society (triads) Value Peace Most") is a 2006 movie directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast. A sequel to 2005's Election, the film stars Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung.
Election agent In elections in the United Kingdom, as well as in certain other similar political systems such as India's, an election agent is the person legally responsible for the conduct of a candidate's political campaign.
Election Assistance Commission The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent agency of the United States Government created by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The Commission is charged with serving as a national resource for administering Federal elections and establish standards for State and local governments.
Election Commission (Thailand) The Election Commission of Thailand is an independent government agency tasked with overseeing Senate, House, and district elections throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. Established by the 1997 Constitution, the Election Commission (EC) has extensive powers to manage, oversee, and regulate the electoral process.
Election Day (United States) Election Day in the United States is the day when polls most often open for the election of certain public officials. Election Day occurs on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November every year, which is always the Tuesday between November 2 and November 8, inclusively.
Election Day Registration Election Day Registration, also known as "same-day voter registration," permits eligible citizens to register and vote on Election Day. Election Day Registration significantly increases the opportunity for all citizens to cast a vote and participate in democracy.
Election Funding Authority of New South Wales The Election Funding Authority of New South Wales is the agency of the Government of New South Wales charged with administering the Elections Funding Act 1981. The Authority distributes public funding for the purposes of campaigning by candidates in state elections and handles claims for payments from the state's Political Education Fund.
Election in Central Lithuania Election in Central Lithuania (sometimes reffered to as Vilnius/Vilna/Wilno plebiscite) planned for January 9 1921 but postponed and carried in January 8 1922 was the election in Polish-dominated Republic of Central Lithuania that was unrecognized by the Lithuanian government.
Election monitoring Election monitoring is the observation of an election by one or more independent parties, typically from another country or a non-governmental organization (NGO), primarily to ensure the fairness of the election process. There are national and international election observers.
Election Night Special "Election Night Special" is a Monty Python sketch parodying the coverage of United Kingdom general elections, specifically the 1970 general election on the BBC by including hectic (and downright silly) actions by the media and a range of ridiculous candidates.
Election of remedies In the law of civil procedure, election of remedies is the situation in which a winning party in a lawsuit must choose the means by which their injury will be remedied. For example, if a court finds that the plaintiff's painting was stolen by the defendant, then the plaintiff has two possible routes to restore the loss.
Election reform (United States) Election reform is a process for attempting to ensure more fair elections. Although a strictly ideal voting system is impossible to achieve (see Arrow's impossibility theorem), many current voting practices are felt to be very poor measurements of voters' preferences.
Election Results, City Council of Cincinnati, Ohio The nine-member city council of Cincinnati, Ohio, is elected at-large in a single election in which each voter chooses nine candidates from the field. The nine top vote-getters win seats on the council for a two-year term.

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