The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) published this Monday 22, on its institutional portal, the Draft Regulation of Internal Elections of political organizations within the framework of the Regional and Municipal Elections 2022.
According to Headquarters Resolution No. 001547, a period of 3 calendar days is established, counted from the day following its publication, in order for interested parties to send their opinions and suggestions to the email: [email protected].
The draft regulation consists of 7 titles, 24 articles and 5 final provisions, and instructs the Legal Advice Management to process, consolidate and evaluate the suggestions and comments received to later prepare the final text of the Internal Elections Regulations of the organizations. policies for next year’s elections.
For internal elections the ONPE guarantees, within the scope of its functions, all the sanitary control and safety measures established in the sanitary protocols that will be elaborated in coordination with the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
Internal elections are those that are held in political organizations to select their leaders or candidates who will compete in electoral processes.
For the Regional and Municipal Elections 2022According to Law No. 31357, internal elections must be organized and carried out by the ONPE, since the candidates for regional and municipal popular election positions will be obligatorily chosen; so too, if applicable, to its accessaries.
According to the project, the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec) prepares the voter registry of each political organization based on the list of affiliates and affiliates provided by the Registry of Political Organizations (ROP) of the National Elections Jury. (JNE).
In turn, the JNE is in charge of preparing the corresponding schedule, approving the voter registry of each political organization, the solution of disputes in jurisdictional headquarters and the inspection records, while the ONPE He is in charge of the organization and execution, as well as the regulation of the modalities of internal elections.
Candidates for the following positions are subject to internal elections: a) Regional Governor and Vice Governor, b) Regional Councilor, c) Provincial and District Mayor, and d) Provincial and District Councilor.
The draft regulation provides for two types of internal elections: a) Election with universal vote, free, voluntary, equal, direct and secret of the affiliates and affiliates and b) Elections through delegates and delegates, previously elected by universal, free, voluntary, equal, direct and secret vote of the affiliates and affiliates.
