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\begin{abstract}
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In this note we will present a study of electron identification and isolation
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variables targeted to discriminate between electrons and jets with large
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electromagnetic content. We also present an optimized simple cut-based
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selection criteria that allow achieving a similar level of performance
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without the need of complex categorization of the official ``Loose'' and ``Tight''
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criteria. The criteria utilize most of the official electron identification
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discriminants with an addition of isolation requirements. The selection
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criteria thresholds are tuned to achieve higher suppression
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of copious $Z+jet$ background. The new selection requirements are also
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compared to the official electron criteria within the framework of the $WZ$ analysis.
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