ANNEX 3 GLOSSARY E lectoral activity: A part of the electoral task that can be entrusted to an individual or a group of people. In some operational plans in elections, the term“activity” can be assimilated or used interchangeably with the term“task”. Electoral Administration: Necessary measures to realize or put in place any aspect of an electoral process. Local Authority: A body established as the legislative or executive branch of government or else a body elected at any sub-national level lower than a province, region or any equivalent level. (Electoral) Budget: A document giving a detailed summary of the electoral incomes and expenses in relation to some activities of an organization or part of an organization for a specific period to come. Judicial framework: Collection of judicial information which can be used to define or influence the electoral process; mainly constitutional provisions, electoral laws, other legal texts with an incidence on electoral processes, such as policies of political parties, and laws for the restructuring of legislative organs, subsidiary rules and regulations, and codes of conduct. Electoral calendar: Document containing a certain number of tasks, dates and deadlines of their implementations during the planning, setting up and competition towards an electoral event. 242