UNITED STATES: Election

The 2010 midterm election will be held on Tuesday, November 2 with at least 36 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested and all House seats coming up for election.

Mid-term elections will take place in the United States of America on 2 November
2010. Elections will be held for 36 seats in the Senate and all 435 seats in the House of
Representatives. In addition, elections will also take place for various state and local
offices.

Elections in the United States are conducted under a system of decentralized
government with many responsibilities devolved to the individual states. While federal
legislation only establishes minimum standards for the conduct of elections, states are
independent in conducting the elections according to their own laws and procedures. In
line with the decentralized nature of elections, there is no election administration body at the federal level. The administration and conduct of elections is the responsibility of
the individual states and their counties.

To read further please visit ACE Electoral Knowledge Network.

To read about the OSCE/ODHIR documents related to the upcoming Elections click here.

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