National Electoral Council (Venezuela)
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Consejo Nacional Electoral CNE | |
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Formed | 1999 |
Preceding |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Venezuela |
Headquarters | Plaza Caracas Caracas, Venezuela |
Motto | Electoral Power (Poder Electoral) |
Ministers responsible |
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Venezuela portal |
The National Electoral Council (
History
The CNE was preceded by the Supreme Electoral Council, which was established under an electoral law on September 11, 1936.[5] This entity was replaced by the CNE in 1997 with the passage of a new Organic Law of Suffrage and Participation.[6]
Organization
The National Electoral Council (CNE) is composed of five persons; three of them nominated by civil society, one by the faculties of law and political science at national universities, and one by the Citizen Power. The three members nominated by civil society shall have six alternates in ordinal sequence, and each appointed by the universities and the Citizen Power has two alternates, respectively. Members of the National Electoral Council last seven years in office and be elected separately: the three nominated by civil society at the beginning of each period of the National Assembly, and the other two in the middle of it. Members of the National Electoral Council shall be appointed by the National Assembly with the vote of two thirds of its members. Members of the National Electoral Council will designate from among its members its president, in accordance with the law. (Article 296 Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela).
The CNE officials are:
Analysis
The electoral system of Venezuela is controversial. The
According to the
See also
- Venezuelan recall referendum of 2004
- 2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election
- 2006 Venezuelan presidential election
- 2007 Venezuelan constitutional referendum
References
- ^ "Venezuela: Maduro ruling party wins majority of 23 governors' offices". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ "Venezuelan Opposition Coalition Condemns Falcon Presidential Bid". Voice of America. Reuters. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ "Venezuela: "Fraude numérico" en Bolívar y más de 200.000 votos descontados en Miranda". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ "Luis Almagro, ante el Senado de los EEUU: "Venezuela es el país más corrupto del continente, toda la estructura del Estado está tomada por el narcotráfico"". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ "Ley de censo electoral y de elecciones, de 11 de septiembre de 1936" (PDF). 1936. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Ley Orgánica del Sufragio y Participación Política" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9780521765039.
- ^ a b c Cárdenas, José (4 August 2015). "Now Is the Time to Save Venezuela's Elections". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)