The Central Directorate for Electoral Services ( it, Direzione Centrale dei Servizi Elettorali) is the national election commission in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. It is the main body responsible for the management and overseeing

elections in Italy National-level elections in Italy are called periodically to form a parliament consisting of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies (''Camera dei Deputati'') with 400 members; and the Senate of the Republic (''Senato della Repubblica'') with 200 e ...

. However the Municipal Electoral Offices of an area decide whether persons are allowed to vote (and other matters), whereas the

Ministry of Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

compiles the election information electronically, analyses the results of elections, referendums, and has the duty of officially announcing their results.

Responsibilities

The Central Directorate has the responsibility over: * Equipment and materials * Supervise and oversee the independence of polling conducted by the Ministry of Interior. {{National election commissions Elections in Italy