The National Elections Jury (JNE) reported that it has been preparing a series of proposals to reform the electoral legislation with a view to advancing elections which, as recalled, was already approved in the first vote by the Plenary of the Congress by April 2024.
Through a press release, the highest electoral body stated that it hopes that its initiatives will be taken into account in the debate on electoral reform that is taking place in Parliament.
As reported, last December, the JNE presented a bill to shorten the closure period of the Registry of Political Organizations (ROP), which would allow, he explained, that the work carried out by said instance be resumed “more promptly to attend to the requests from political parties and regional movements referring to various issues”.
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In this line, the reopening of the ROP would take place two days after the date of the vote of any electoral process and not a month later as is currently the case.
The JNE is also working on the development of a proposal for a regulatory framework on primary and internal elections in political groups whose holding, several experts have pointed out, could be affected by the early elections.
Bills under the magnifying glass
Likewise, it was reported that since January 6, the institution is issuing technical opinions on a total of 55 bills submitted by Parliament.
Among the bills evaluated are nine constitutional reform projects referring to the reduction and advancement of general elections and the call for a referendum for the Constituent Assembly; the prohibition of affiliation to political organizations of those sentenced for terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and/or feminicide.
Likewise, initiatives on political leadership of women, prohibition of direct public financing expenses, among others.
