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Electoral Bodies

Ecuador
  • English
    The members of the National Electoral Council and the Electoral Dispute Settlement Court shall be designated by the Council for Public Participation and Social Control, after selection by a competitive and merit-based examination, with candidacies submitted by the citizenry and citizen right to challenge, as well as the guarantee of equity and parity between men and women, in accordance with the law. (Art. 224)
  • Spanish
    Los miembros del Consejo Nacional Electoral y del Tribunal Contencioso Electoral serán designados por el Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social, previa selección mediante concurso público de oposición y meritos, con postulación e impugnación de la ciudadanía, y garantía de equidad y paridad entre hombres y mujeres, de acuerdo con la ley. (Art. 224)

Electoral Bodies

Ecuador
  • English
    The Electoral Branch of Government shall guarantee the exercise of political rights as expressed by voting, as well as those referring to the political organization of the citizenry.
    The Electoral Branch shall be comprised of the National Electoral Council and the Electoral Dispute Settlement Court. Both bodies shall have their seat in Quito and shall have national jurisdiction, administrative, financial, and organizational autonomy, and their own legal status. They shall be governed by the principles of autonomy, independence, publicity, transparency, equity, interculturalism, gender equality, swiftness and rectitude. (Art. 217)
  • Spanish
    La Función Electoral garantizará el ejercicio de los derechos políticos que se expresan a través del sufragio, así como los referentes a la organización política de la ciudadanía.
    La Función Electoral estará conformada por el Consejo Nacional Electoral y el Tribunal Contencioso Electoral. Ambos órganos tendrán sede en Quito, jurisdicción nacional, autonomías administrativa, financiera y organizativa, y personalidad jurídica propia. Se regirán por principios de autonomía, independencia, publicidad, transparencia, equidad, interculturalidad, paridad de género, celeridad y probidad. (Art. 217)