This is the public information that the electoral register offers about citizens – 2024-08-03 03:03:47

The controversy over whether the electoral register data is public or private arises from the accusations between the Executive Branch and the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP), due to an electoral investigation.

Government authorities have accused the MP of “sequestering” the electoral register, while the Attorney General, María Consuelo Porras, as well as other prosecutors in charge of the proceedings, have issued statements to deny the accusations.

What is the electoral register?

The electoral register is the document in which It states the number of persons who have the right to vote, According to the Electoral and Political Parties Law (LEEP), the Citizen Registration Department, attached to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), is the entity in charge of preparing this electoral registry.

To register on the electoral roll you must be 18 years old. The process must be completed in a short time and can be done at the registration centers that are located prior to the electoral season. They are enabled in shopping centers and municipal delegations.

Article 225 of the LEEP states that the electoral roll must be purged between the first and second week of April of the year in which the election is held. This will be printed and published by the Citizen Registry, no later than the fourth week of April of that same year. and must deliver a copy to each political organization.

“The electoral register is public, so it can be consulted by any interested citizen; The Citizen Registry will facilitate the mechanisms to make this consultation effective,” the article states.

The Citizen Registry must keep the electoral roll up to date and must close it 120 days before the general elections.

Permissive

Francisco Quezada, an analyst at the National Economic Research Center (CIEN), says that this electoral registry can be managed “by anyone, since it is quite permissive.”

“Politicians, social organizations, electoral boards, anyone can consult it. The person’s residence would be the most sensitive data, But the sensitive data handled in the public domain is surpassed by the data held in the private domain, such as credit cards,” he added.

“The polling stations can corroborate the person’s data by simply entering the DPI number, But they don’t appear for everyone, and that’s because people ask about the center where they have to vote,” he added.

What data does the electoral register contain?

• Name of the citizen
• Birthdate
• Personal Identification Document (DPI) Number
• Gender: male or female.
• Residence address.
• Civil status
• Photography
• Fingerprint
• Assigned voting center
• Nationality
• Date on which the citizen registered on the electoral roll.

In figures

• There were 90,708 people registered to vote in the United States for the 2023 elections.
• 9 million 361 thousand Guatemalans are registered in Guatemala.
• 54% of registered residents are women.