the answer is candidate
A candidate
Candidate - Gov Nova Net
Canidate -US Gov NovaNet
The incumbent in any election is the person currently holding the office, so in this case it's Barack Obama.
You can write in anyone for any office on an election (just don't expect them to win as you will likely be the only person voting that way).
Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D) are the U.S. Senators representing New York. Schumer's next election will be in 2022. Gillibrand's next election will be in 2018.
Any entitlement act does not allow anyone to run in an election states the qualifications a person must have to run in the election and it prohibits certain people from running, such as foreign nationals, the mentally incompetent etc.
"incumbent' is the word you want. I think.
Any legally qualified person can run for any office- there is no required progression of offices. Some people such as Palin start out running for mayor; others such as H. Clinton start by running for US Senator or even for President as in the case of Hoover.
Washington
the election commission derives its power from the constitution.it does not recieve any orders from any gov. office 2- the cheif election commissiner and the other election commissioner are appointed by the president.
they wouldn't be able to vote in an election because you cant have any criminal records to your name if you want to vote in an election