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In the United States, the predominant election administrators are county clerks elected as partisan elected officials, and state level secretaries of state, who are elected as partisan elected officials.
Moreover, in the event of a disputed federal election in the United States, partisan elected officials in Congress are the ultimate arbiters of those disputes.
Are there any other countries which vest election administration primarily in partisan elected officials, and if so, which ones?
One example is the People's Republic of China. Essentially all aspects of elections are run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Elections are held at local levels to pick the representatives of the local People's Congress. These bodies then elect mayors, governors, and other similar office holders. And they also elect the reps to go to the next higer level of People's Congress. This heirarchy spans the entire country up to the national People's Congress.
The CCP tightly controls the nomination and election process at every level. This extends to, among other things, not allowing specific individuals to run for or hold office. There is also tight control over speech and the media such that messages deemed unacceptable are strongly suppressed.
