Overview

• The Constitution Commission deferred a decision on a consolidated bill that would repeal the election alcohol sales ban and permit polling releases up to three days before voting.
• Lawmakers sought additional information after divided interventions across parties, leaving the predictamen without approval for now.
• Current rules prohibit alcohol sales from 8 a.m. the day before elections until 8 a.m. the day after and bar publication of electoral surveys during the seven days prior to voting.
• The proposal reflects input from ONPE and the Lima Chamber of Commerce, which favored revisiting the rules due to disproportionate costs for small businesses and ineffective enforcement in the digital era.
• The draft sets fines of 10 to 100 UIT for violations and allows exit polls to be published after polls close, with any changes advancing to the full Congress only if the commission later approves the text.