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LAW 701
2015 JUNE 3 LAW
EVO MORALES AYMA
CONSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA
For the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, it has sanctioned The following Law:
THE PLURINATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
DECRETA:
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSITION LAW
OF THE SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL
Article 1. (OBJECT).
I. Pursuant to Articles 158 numeral 4, and 206 Paragrafos III and IV, of the Political Constitution of the
State, and in reason of the exceptional situation due to the resignation of the and the Vocals of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the Plurinational Legislative Assembly will convene a process of election of the and the Vocals for the constitution of the same. The and the Vocals will be chosen for a period of six (6) years, according to the procedure laid down in Law No. 018 of June 16, 2010,?Law of the Plurinational Electoral Body?.
II. The President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, in application of Article 206 Paragraph III of the Political Constitution
of the State, shall appoint one or a Vocal of the Supreme Court Election.
Article 2. (MODIFY). Is Article 15 of Law No 018 of 16 June 2010 amended?Body Law
Plurinational Electoral?, according to the following text:
? Article 15. (Causals of Ineligibility). For access to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's Vocal charge and performance, the following grounds of ineligibility are established:
Haber convened, organized, directed, supervised, administered or executed any electoral process or referendum of national, departmental, regional or municipal scope, which has been conducted outside the Law.
To have prevented, hindered, resisted or refused the administration of an electoral process or referendum, of national, departmental, regional or municipal scope, that has been called in accordance with the Law.?
Article 3. (POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTORAL PROCESSES).
I. The referenda for the approval of departmental autonomous statutes, municipal organic letters
and the autonomous statutes of indigenous indigenous autonomy, called for on July 12, are postponed. 2015, until Sunday, September 20, 2015.
II. The electoral calendar is suspended for seventy-one (71) days, with the authorities of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal being appointed to
to be designated, appropriate to the date set out in the previous paragraph. According to the principle of preclusion, the activities of the Electoral Calendar will be considered valid until the enactment of this Law, by the and the Vocals of the former Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Electoral Courts. Departmental.
TRANSIENT Provisions
FIRST. As long as the new Vocals of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal are chosen, their National Administration
authorizedin coordination with the National Financial Directorate, to carry out the necessary expenses for the administrative, financial, and legal management operation.
SECOND. Exceptionally, the appointed members of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal will install their
tasks on the next business day of their possession.
Remitase to the Executive Body for constitutional purposes.
It is given in the Chamber From Sessions of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, to the three days of the month of June of the year
two thousand fifteen.
Fdo. Jose Alberto Gonzales Samaniego, Lilly Gabriela Montano Viana , Ruben Medinaceli Ortiz, Maria Argene
Simoni Cuellar
, Nelly Lenz Roso, Ginna Maria Torrez Saracho.
Therefore, I enact it so that it has and will comply as the Law of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
Palace of Government of the city of La Paz, three days of the month of June of year two thousand fifteen.
FDO. EVO MORALES AYMA, Juan Ramón Quintana Taborga, Hugo José Siles Núñez del Prado, Marianela
Paco Duran.
