On July 26, Enrique Márquez indicated that if there is no political agreement, many Venezuelans will not be able to vote in countries that do not have consular relations with Venezuela, as is the case of the United States
This Tuesday, August 16, the rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Enrique Márquez, reported that a regulation proposal was presented before the plenary session of the entity, to establish a new regulation of the process on the exercise of suffrage for Venezuelans residing abroad.
Through your account TwitterMárquez pointed out that it is the CNE authorities who They will soon define a date to evaluate the proposal and make a decision in this regard.
“It is now up to this body to define the moment to deal with such an important matter. We continue to work, “said Márquez’s message on the social network.
Last Wednesday, August 10, the principal rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Robert Picon, reported that a team supervised by him and by Enrique Márquez would be working on a proposal of regulations and procedures that facilitate the updating of the electoral register and the exercise of suffrage of Venezuelans abroadwhich supposes a process that from now on would involve other instances.
Today, August 16, I have consigned before the plenary session of the CNE the specific proposal for a Regulation for the exercise of suffrage in the case of Venezuelans residing abroad. It is now up to this body to define the time to deal with such an important matter. We continue to work.
– Enrique Márquez (@ENRIQUEMARQUEZP) August 16, 2022
At risk, vote abroad
On July 26, Enrique Márquez indicated that if there is no political agreement, many Venezuelans will not be able to vote in countries that do not have consular relations with Venezuela, as is the case with the United States.
“Countries, like Colombia, which have 35% of the Venezuelan diaspora, if diplomatic relations between the two countries are not restored, those people cannot vote. The same thing happens with states,” explained Márquez.
For his part, the former legal consultant to the National Electoral Council (CNE) and co-editor of the pdraft regulation for the exercise of the right to vote from abroad by the Electoral Technical Volunteer (VOTE), Celiz Mendoza, proposed that Venezuelans abroad vote electronically.
Mendoza explained that the project has its origin in the Organic Law of Electoral Processes, which establishes that the system of electoral registration, voting, scrutiny and totalization in the country are automated.
“The CNE is in default with the right to vote of citizens who are abroad. If the system is automated, there cannot be that inequality where some vote manually and others automatically,” said Mendoza.
He pointed out that the fact that relations with some countries where Venezuelans live are not in forceis not an impediment to automation.
Celiz Mendoza explained that two years to go until 2024so that there is time to do the work.
*With information from UR
