2023-08-19 19:15:58
With the date of the 2023 Elections in Ecuador fast approaching, citizens are eager to exercise their right to vote and contribute to the country’s democratic process. To facilitate this important task, the National Electoral Council (CNE) has implemented a series of options so that voters can find out where they should vote on this crucial day. In this note we will share the different ways to find out where to vote.
This will be voted on in the Popular Consultation 2023 this Sunday, August 20 in Ecuador
Where to vote in the Elections of Ecuador 2023? Find your polling place here
The National Electoral Council of Ecuador has made various options available to the electorate to consult their polling place. One of them is through official website of the CNE, where voters can enter their ID number and date of birth in the specified format. Once their identity is validated, they will receive detailed information regarding their electoral precinct, even if they have been designated as polling station members.
Other available alternatives include the Telegram platform, which provides the ability to access relevant data, as well as the official mobile app. Additionally, the 023-815-841 telephone line has been set up to answer questions and queries.
What is known regarding the dry law in elections 2023?
The Ecuadorian Electoral Law incorporates various regulations that citizens must comply with, such as the widely known provision of the dry law, which limits the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Article 123 of the legal framework establishes that, during voting day, a period of 36 hours before and 12 hours following, both the distribution and consumption of said beverages is prohibited. This means that the restriction is activated at 12:00 on Friday, August 18.
Likewise, article 299 of the same regulation stipulates that those who transgress the dry law measure will face an economic sanction equivalent to 50% of the Unified Basic Salary (SBU), which amounts to $225 in the current year 2023. This penalty also applies to those voters who enter the voting centers while intoxicated.
It is important to highlight that the National Electoral Council exercises the power to impose sanctions in case of non-compliance with this provision.
The execution of the controls falls on the National Police. When the presence of an individual under the influence of alcohol or involved in the distribution or consumption of alcoholic beverages is verified, a summons will be issued that will be delivered to the offender, in addition to a copy that will remain in the possession of the police agent. The latter will be used to prepare a report that will be sent to the corresponding electoral authorities.
Subsequently, within a period of three days, the citizen must present his summons accompanied by evidence that justifies his conduct. In case of not proceeding with the defense, the provincial director of the electoral entity may impose the economic sanction of 225 dollars.
When and why will the Early Elections be held in Ecuador 2023?
In a move that has taken more than 13 million Ecuadorians by surprise, President Guillermo Lasso announced the advancement of the elections for the Executive and Legislative authorities, a measure known as “cross death.” This change in the electoral calendar, implemented on May 17, promotes a selection process that will take place next Sunday, August 20 at the national level. During a time window from 07:00 to 17:00, citizens must exercise their right to vote, presenting their identity card or passport.
This transcendental democratic event implies that voters will choose among eight presidential binomials, all previously qualified by the National Electoral Council. In addition, the 137 legislative seats will be decided. However, the decisions are not limited to political positions, since the process will also include a national popular consultation to determine the viability of oil exploitation in block 43 of the Yasuní ITT. Likewise, in the metropolitan district of Quito, a local consultation will be held to assess the fate of the Chocó Andino.
An outstanding characteristic of this electoral process is the participation of Ecuadorians residing abroad, registered in the electoral roll. For them, the process will be exclusively telematic, which reflects an adaptation to the technological demands of the time.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELECTIONS IN ECUADOR 2023
Ecuador will go to the polls this Sunday to elect a new president to replace the conservative Guillermo Lasso, in a transition process that might add to the turn to the left and progressivism that other Latin American countries have already given.
Lasso, who decided to cut his term that was due to end in 2025 due to not being able to carry out the reforms he wanted in the National Assembly (Parliament), will leave power with the frustration of not having been able to forge the vision of the country that he planned, on everything in the legal scaffolding to attract investment.
And it is that the strategy of the outgoing president, a banker by trade, was oriented towards neoliberal policies that collided with the resistance of social groups, especially indigenous people, and the brake of a National Assembly dominated by the opposition.
Eight candidates have registered to succeed Lasso in the Presidency and among them are two who might lead a process of reversal of the neoliberal strategy and take a turn to the left.
They are the candidate Luisa González, from the progressive movement Revolución Ciudadana, led by former President Rafael Correa (2007-2017), and the leftist and environmentalist Yaku Pérez, from the “Claro que se puede” coalition, where left-wing groups, indigenous organizations come together , unions, teachers and environmentalists.
The other candidacies located from the center to the right open the possibility that the changes are more moderate and Ecuador maintains the line sustained during the last six years.
The businessmen Xavier Hervas (RETO) and Daniel Noboa (ADN), the former vice president Otto Sonnenholzner (Actuemos), the security expert Jan Topic (País Sin Miedo), the independent lawyer Bolivar Armijos (Amigo) and the journalist Christian Zurita (Build).
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