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"election_title": "Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria",
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"description": "Under the supplementary vote (SV), voters express a first and second choice of candidate only, and, if no candidate receives an absolute majority of first-choice votes, all but the two leading candidates are eliminated and the votes of those eliminated redistributed according to their second-choice votes to determine the winner.",
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"explanation": "Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected to hold the police to account. They have responsibility for their police force's finance, and can appoint or dismiss the Chief Constable. Once elected, each PCC must produce a Police and Crime Plan, which sets their force's strategic direction.\r\n\r\n\r\n### Learn more: ###\r\n- [Short summary of PCC powers from GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/police-and-crime-commissioners) \r\n- [Detailed explanation from the Institute for Government](https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/explainer/police-and-crime-commissioners)\r\n\r\n[**Visit the official election website.**](https://choosemypcc.org.uk/)",
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