Stay up to date with the changes promoted by the 2016 mini-electoral reform. Today's blog brings the main changes.
In 2015, some changes were made to the Electoral Code, the Elections Law and the Political Parties Law. These changes that were sanctioned are in Law 13.165/2015 and became known as the 2016 mini-electoral reform. They have already come into effect for the municipal elections of the same year.
The changes include deadlines so that each event that determines the electoral process is carried out within the deadlines. They also indicate new rules for campaign financing and the distribution of parliamentary seats.
The 2018 elections are approaching, and so we have selected the main points of the 2016 mini-electoral reform so that you understand the core of the laws in force in the dispute for the elections and do not make any mistakes during your campaign. Let's go!
Party affiliation and electoral domicile
How it was: Affiliation to a political party and establishing an belarus mobile database electoral domicile where one intended to run for office had to take place within a minimum period of 1 year before the election date.
After the 2016 mini-electoral reform: The deadline for establishing electoral domicile remains unchanged (1 year) and party affiliation has fallen to 6 months before the scheduled date of voting day.
Party convention
How it was: The conventions were supposed to take place from June 10 to 30, in the year in which the election would be contested.
After the 2016 mini-electoral reform: Party conventions must take place between July 20 and August 5 of the election year. Candidate selections must be recorded in open-book minutes, signed by the Electoral Court. The results must be published within 24 hours in some media outlet.
Registration of applications
How it was: Before the 2016 mini-electoral reform, citizens could register their candidacies up to 90 days before the date scheduled for the 1st round of elections.