Possible mechanism of electrical field origin around celestial bodies
  Slow magnetic field variations in stars and planets create a quasistationary electrical field which may be observed. It is supposed that the electrical field near the Earth surface may be partially connected with variation of the Earth magnetic field. Two examples of the electrical field distribution around the infinite cylinder, and the circular loop with a lineary growing with time electrical currents are given. 
G.S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan