<P> In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies . </P> <P> In Australia a returning officer is an employee of the Australian Electoral Commission or a State Electoral Commission who heads the local divisional office full - time, and oversees elections in their division, or an employee of a private firm which carries out elections and / or ballots in the private and / or public sectors, or anyone who carries out any election and / or ballot for any group or groups . </P>

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