The National Jury of Elections ruled on the project presented by congresswoman Rosselli Amuruz from the bench of Advance Countryin which he requests to cut the mandate of the holders of the JNE Y ONPE before the general elections of April 2024. On this, the entity maintains that the reform “intends to violate the autonomy of constitutional bodies.”
“The bill intended for specific persons (against article 103 of the Constitution), without any valid argumentation, intends to violate the autonomy of the constitutional bodies JNE and ONPEcircumventing the process of designation of its holders provided for in the Constitution for a period of four years, ”says the statement.
Lines below it states that “the president of the JNE is elected by the Permanent Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and the head of the Office of Electoral Processes appointed by the National Board of Justice.”
“On December 21, 2022, in a public statement, this plenary session specified the legal reasons why the autonomous performance of the electoral system bodies must be respected,” explains the JNE.
Finally, it states that “the electoral system organizations provide legitimacy of origin to the elected authorities, but not legitimacy of performance.”
Statement of the National Election Jury
