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10-01-2009, 06:00 PM
Yesterday legislators also approved changes in the Constitution to enable presidential, congressional and municipal elections to be held in the same year. This will start in 2016. The presidential and congressional election will be held on the third Sunday in May. The municipal election will be held on the third Sunday in February.
The new amendments also dictate that when a presidential candidate does not receive at least 50% + 1 of the vote to be elected president, a second round of voting will take place on the last Sunday in July of the same year. In this case, only the two candidates with the most votes can participate in the second round vote.
The Constitutional Revisory Assembly also agreed to reduce the number of judges at the Central Electoral Board to 5. In the second reading, they also agreed to create the Higher Electoral Court that will be responsible for reviewing possible constitutional violations. That court will be made up of 3 to 5 judges and their replacements. Earlier, legislators revoked citizens' right to challenge constitutional violations.
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The new amendments also dictate that when a presidential candidate does not receive at least 50% + 1 of the vote to be elected president, a second round of voting will take place on the last Sunday in July of the same year. In this case, only the two candidates with the most votes can participate in the second round vote.
The Constitutional Revisory Assembly also agreed to reduce the number of judges at the Central Electoral Board to 5. In the second reading, they also agreed to create the Higher Electoral Court that will be responsible for reviewing possible constitutional violations. That court will be made up of 3 to 5 judges and their replacements. Earlier, legislators revoked citizens' right to challenge constitutional violations.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)