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09-14-2009, 04:00 PM
The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has ordered the early suspension of residence changes. The official deadline was supposed to be 16 September for changes of address. In the meantime, the JCE is investigating 6,887 cases.
JCE Administrative Chamber president Roberto Rosario clarified that the investigation would concentrate on changes of residence that have been made as part of "strange movements". He told Diario Libre reporters that in one month more than 80 people had established new residences, coincidentally all moving to the same street. Irregular changes would be annulled, said Rosario.
"We accept that we have to preserve citizens' rights to vote in the place where they reside, but we cannot allow citizens to be transferred from one place to another with the sole aim of affecting the votes by the citizens of the area who have a right to elect a mayor, a senator or a deputy for their district," he said.
Regarding the Law on Political Parties, Rosario referred to the fact that to date the legislators have not approved the bill, and therefore it would not be possible to apply it for the party primaries next November. The law calls for taxpayer money to be used to fund political party primaries.
The JCE judge, who is in favor of actions contained in the bill, said whether it can be applied in time for the congressional and municipal election of 16 May 2010 would depend on the text of the legislation Congress eventually approves.
"The proposed text establishes a system they call election auditing, which implies the creations of a body of electoral auditors and a set of regulations for their application. Truth be told, we do not have a lot of time, but the hope of the Administrative Chamber is to apply it, and what we have to do is get chance and will to walk together, and right now they are both limping", he added.
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JCE Administrative Chamber president Roberto Rosario clarified that the investigation would concentrate on changes of residence that have been made as part of "strange movements". He told Diario Libre reporters that in one month more than 80 people had established new residences, coincidentally all moving to the same street. Irregular changes would be annulled, said Rosario.
"We accept that we have to preserve citizens' rights to vote in the place where they reside, but we cannot allow citizens to be transferred from one place to another with the sole aim of affecting the votes by the citizens of the area who have a right to elect a mayor, a senator or a deputy for their district," he said.
Regarding the Law on Political Parties, Rosario referred to the fact that to date the legislators have not approved the bill, and therefore it would not be possible to apply it for the party primaries next November. The law calls for taxpayer money to be used to fund political party primaries.
The JCE judge, who is in favor of actions contained in the bill, said whether it can be applied in time for the congressional and municipal election of 16 May 2010 would depend on the text of the legislation Congress eventually approves.
"The proposed text establishes a system they call election auditing, which implies the creations of a body of electoral auditors and a set of regulations for their application. Truth be told, we do not have a lot of time, but the hope of the Administrative Chamber is to apply it, and what we have to do is get chance and will to walk together, and right now they are both limping", he added.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)