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INE Declines To Submit Its Own Electoral Reform Plan, Will Accompany Civil Proposals

The institute casts its role as a facilitator that channels civil and specialist inputs to the presidential commission.

Overview

  • In an official statement, the INE said it has not filed any formal reform proposal and remains in a collegial construction phase.
  • Councillors criticized a 140-page internal draft for lacking consensus and technical rigor, highlighting divisions that slowed an institutional position.
  • The INE circulated a timetable that targets delivering a consolidated institutional proposal to the presidential commission on January 12, pending further deliberation.
  • On Monday, civil organizations, specialized groups and electoral actors will present their proposals to the commission with INE president Guadalupe Taddei attending.
  • The clarification followed rumors about measures such as mandatory voting and compulsory service as polling-station officials, which the INE said it is not proposing.