They approve a brochure for non-census voters to vote on

TEGUCIGALPA.

Amid controversy and the lack of a councilor to end the plenary session, National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the use of special brochures so that about 500,000 Hondurans who were left out of the electoral list could vote this Sunday 14.

Sala Ana Paola, President of the NPP, convened his colleagues Germán Lobo and Rixi Moncada to discuss the issues of accreditation of members of the Receiving electoral tables (MER) and the mechanism for guaranteeing the right to vote, given that they were only four days away from primary elections.

However, Alternate Councilor Lobo sent a letter to NPP where he stated that he would not attend the session because, according to him, the printing of additional brochures had already been approved on Monday.

“I will not attend the plenary session because I cannot legitimize the decisions on issues that have already been fulfilled, about which I do not know their discussion,” Lobo said.

Alejandro Martínez, secretary of the CNE, validated the opening of the plenary session only with the two councilors under Article 14 of the Special Law on the Selection and Appointment of Electoral Authorities, which dictates: “ NPP it shall take its decisions in plenary sessions or by mutual agreement convened, which shall require a quorum for the presence of a majority of its members, including the President-in-Office. ‘

Councilor Hall expressed that the issue in which many Hondurans will not be able to vote is a national reality and the same National Register of Persons (RNP) acknowledged the problems before the electoral body.

Based on the inconsistencies found, the two councilors unanimously approved the special lists recommending a solution for three affected groups.

recommendation

NFA recommended that for the 1.6 million citizens who have undergone a home upgrade with the allocation of a new polling station and if approximately 350,000 the problem has not been resolved, NPP prepare an additional list of polling stations where they have previously voted.

In the case of the 54,000 citizens who, due to the lack of biometric validation and other inconsistencies, were not included in the new census, it was suggested to prepare an additional list of previously known information so that they could vote.

800 Communities have filed complaints indicating that polling stations have been changed or that many people will not be able to vote next Sunday.

For the 100,000 citizens who registered after 30 December 2020, they suggest an additional list to be taken into account by the NPP and may exercise the vote.

Councilor Hall emphasized that if they did not take a solution yesterday, thousands of Hondurans said they would take a solution by drawing up empty lists so that people with problems could vote.

Plenary session of NPP decided to allow the use of the additional list of voters to the parties that requested it (Liberal and Libertad y Refundación) in order to guarantee the right to vote.

23,880 The ballot papers will be distributed by the NPP with the support of the Armed Forces in the coming days, so that the primary elections can take place.

“We are instructing the electoral directors to order the printing immediately booklets and put them in the ballot box, ”Hall said.

The previous month’s National Party pointed out that the inclusion of special lists was illegal.

Kilvett Bertrand, executive secretary of the National Party, reacted via his Twitter account, stressing that the plenary session between two magistrates who made the illegal decision was a “disaster” for democracy and the transparency of the process.

In addition, Bertrand denounced yesterday to Councilor Moncada before the Public Ministry for abuse of authority on the issue of brochures.

Antonio Rivera, a member of the National Party, said that now they want to cure with a brochure a problem that they caused by the fact that they do not want to use the 2020 census.

“The political solution would be for each party to decide whether or not to use those brochures, what happens is that Libre wants a person to vote up to four times, but we, as a party, will be with the normal brochure. “Rivera said. .

Election experts believe that election brochures can solve the problem and that each party decides whether or not to consider them, but they are responsible for all this controversy.

“For the short time that remains, the way out is that each party can agree on a mechanism to ensure that the right to vote is respected,” said analyst Filadelfo Martínez, who believes councilors should be removed because of their incapacity.

“Among the evils, at least, that I use them booklets“Even if there is a risk of fraud, but that people are not left out,” said Augusto Aguilar, former president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.

Report to RNP

Secretary NPP He asked the National Congress to ask the RNP commissioners questions about the “disasters” they made in the registration process to obtain the new identity card.

Martínez expressed this because NFA, NPP sought to resolve the disaster caused by enrollment inconsistencies.

“This shows that they did not have the ability to enlist and what annoys me the most is that none of them show their face. During the internal meetings, they accepted their mistakes, but publicly they say that everything is fine “, said Martínez.

“I ask Congress to contest NFA for all this disaster they left us, “he added.

And he concluded: “I ask the commissioners from NFA that they resign if they do not have the capacity to do their job well ”.

Distribution of suitcases

The presiding magistrate of CNE and Tito Livio Moreno, the chief of staff of the AA armed forces, signaled the departure of the first convoy of route number one which transfers the electoral material to the first five departments, as established in the electoral program.

In 53 trucks guarded by the AA armed forces, 5,526 ballot papers were transferred to 1,346 polling stations in Atlántida, Yoro, Colón, Copán and Ocotepeque.

The authorities in NPP confirmed that the election bags did not carry special brochures, which will be printed in the coming days and distributed to all polling stations.

NPP He has until Saturday, March 13, to complete the distribution of the electoral bags in the 5,691 polling stations set up for this Sunday’s primary elections.

Only 28% of candidates for positions submitted accounts TEGUCIGALPA. Apathy and non-compliance with the requirements of the candidates for popularly elected positions for the primary elections are more than obvious in front of the Funding, Transparency and Inspection Unit (UFTF). The proof is that only 1,700 (28.4%) of the 6,000 obligated subjects notified in due time the opening of their bank account, as well as the accreditation of the financial manager. The commissioner of this body, German Espinal, reported that “we have reached 1,700; of the 6,000 candidates who had to register the account, more than half did not. The quality of a citizen who goes as a political candidate leaves much to be desired ”. “It’s complicated because we see a citizen trying to govern at the municipal and national level and not complying,” he added. The official announced that a detailed report of all candidates who ignored this provision of the Clean Policy Unit will be published next week and then apply the appropriate sanctions, but not before the offenders can state their reasons, proceeding with the correction. From 25 to 50 minimum wages would be the pecuniary sanction for those who violated the requirements, in accordance with the Law on Financing, Transparency and Supervision of Political Parties and Candidates. The UFTF granted two extensions for applicants to comply with this requirement, granting the first extension of the deadline.