Government wants more city councilors

[NewsWhore]

The Senate and Chamber of Deputies have given priority to changing Law 176-07 to increase the number of city councilors for the National District and municipalities that will be elected in the May 2010 municipal election. The changes now increase city councilors to 5 for populations with up to 25,000 inhabitants, to 7 for municipalities with up to 50,000 inhabitants and to 9 for those with 75,000 and 11 for those with more than 100,000. Those with more than 100,000 can elect a city councilor for each increment of 50,000 and thereafter for each 25,000 increment. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) rejects the decision on the grounds that it will increase the government expenditures, in addition to inconveniencing the JCE in having to accommodate the increase in elected officials for the 2010 election.

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