Overview

• The Congressional Constitution Committee approved allowing opinion polls to be published until three days before voting.
• A bid to repeal the Ley Seca failed, preserving the ban on alcohol sales from 8:00 a.m. the day before to 8:00 a.m. the day after elections.
• The vote on scrapping the Ley Seca was 12 against repeal, 9 in favor, and 2 abstentions.
• Analyst José Carlos Requena called the polling change an advance and urged full removal of publication restrictions he deems outdated.
• Congressman Ed Málaga’s original proposal sought publication up to 24 hours before voting with minimum technical standards to curb manipulation.