Unlike ordinary electoral processes, in which irregularities in 20% of the polling stations or the lack of installation of that percentage of polling stations is one of the causes of nullity, in the case of the judicial election that threshold was raised. to 25% of the polling stations installed in the national territory, or in the respective judicial circuit or multi-member constituency and, where appropriate, have not been corrected during the vote count.
Article 77 ter of the Law maintained the rest of the legal causes to invalidate the process, for example, when the box is installed in a place other than that indicated by the corresponding District Council; when the package is delivered after the deadline, the vote is received on a different date or there is fraud or error in the calculation and it is decisive for the result of the vote.
The annulment will also proceed if irregularities are demonstrated such as the fact that the winning candidate of the election is ineligible or that the use of public or private financing is proven; when it is proven that political parties or public servants unduly benefited or harmed a candidate’s campaign and that this is decisive for the result of the election.
Meanwhile, to challenge the acts and resolutions that restrict the right to be voted for by candidates for ministers, magistrates, judges of the PJF in the electoral process, the figure of Electoral Trial will proceed and only people who can prove their legal interest as candidates for ministers, magistrates or judges of the Judiciary.
At that time, the deputies discussed 128 reservations to the ruling, but they will be presented compactly so there will only be 16 speakers.
