LAW NO. 20,644 CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ESTABLISHING A TRANSITIONAL MECHANISM FOR THE ELECTION OF REGIONAL COUNCILORS Having present that the National Congress has given its approval to the following draft Constitutional Reform Bill: "Article unique.-In the Political Constitution of the Republic, the following provision is made for the following twenty-sixth transitional provision:" TWENTY-sixth. Extend the mandate of the regional councilors in exercise to the date of publication of the present constitutional reform, and that of their respective alternates, until 11 March 2014. The first election by universal suffrage in direct voting of the regional councilors referred to in the second paragraph of Article 113 shall be carried out in conjunction with the elections of President of the Republic and Parliamentarians, on the 17th day of November 2013. For this purpose, the appropriate constitutional organic law must enter into force before July 20, 2013. " And because I have had to approve and sanction it; therefore, promulgate, take effect as the Law of the Republic and have its provisions incorporated into the Political Constitution of the Republic, in accordance with the provisions of the Article 129 of this constitutional body. Santiago, 14 December 2012.-SEBASTIAN PINERA ECHENIQUE, President of the Republic.-Andres Chadwick Piñera, Minister of the Interior and Public Security.-Cristian Larroulet Vignau, Secretary General of the Presidency. What I transcribe to you for your knowledge.-Salute atte. Mr. Miguel Luis Flores Vargas, Assistant Secretary for Regional and Administrative Development.