JNE warns gift-giving candidates may be excluded from next municipal elections

National Electoral Jury (JNE) announced this Sunday that those candidates who, in their proselytizing campaign, give gifts such as money, food, medicine, water, building materials or other economic items will be subject to tough sanctions. This means that they can accept them until they are excluded. Regional and municipal elections 2022.

The department recalled that this issue is in the regulation on the procedure for monitoring and punishing prohibited behavior in the election campaign. Something that was approved by the JNE Plenum in December 2021, which states that this maximum sanction is achieved through a gradual procedure.

The regulation establishes that Special Electoral Jury The relevant JEE initiates ex officio or on the complaint of a party an investigation of the case and, if a violation is found, imposes a fine of 30 UIT (138,000 soles) on those involved in Regional and municipal elections 2022. .

In the event that abusive behavior is repeated, a candidate will be sanctioned to be removed from the list of candidates for the October 2 elections.

The ruling also specifies that the maximum sanction can be applied directly when the JEE determines that the gifts delivered exceed 2 UIT (9,200 soles). In addition to these measures, a transfer is made to the State Ministry so that it can act in accordance with its powers.

According to the rule, there are exceptions to the ban, such as the delivery of goods for individual and immediate consumption on the occasion of the development of a free proselytization event or the delivery of advertising items considered propaganda if it does not exceed 0.3% UTII (13.80 soles) for each delivered product .

A decision made by the JEE can be appealed to the JNE Plenary, which will make a final and final decision. Exclusion of candidates from elections may occur no later than 30 days before the start of voting, as established by the Law on Political Organizations.

JNE: Recall and resignation of candidates possible until August 3

The National Electoral Jury reported a week ago that the removal and resignation of candidates registered by political parties could take place before August 3 next year. This is in accordance with the current rules for the 2022 regional and municipal elections.

The institution advised that the removal of a candidate from the formula or from the registered list must be carried out by the same political organization through its legal representative before the Special Electoral Jury (SIZ).

JNE He referred to the fact that in order to carry out the procedure, all parties must attach documents certifying such a decision. When the municipal and regional elections of 2022, which will be held next October, are only three months away.

On the other hand, the issue of resignation is different. This must be done by the candidate in person and in writing before the appropriate JEE, on which the court clerk certifies the signature of the resignation. You can also do it virtually, for which you must have a digital signature.

(According to Andina and RPP)