President Arce joins calls to extend registration deadline

President Luis Arce joined the call through social networks to extend the country’s registration deadline. This was concluded after understanding the saturation situation of registration points in various departments.

“With long queues forming at citizen registration points across the country, we are asking the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to Give full consideration and evaluate the possibility of extending the registration period for judicial elections. This way, active and democratic participation of the people in the electoral process is guaranteed. We guarantee democracy for all,” the president’s post said.

Likewise, the President of the Senate, In a letter to TSE President Óscar Hassenteufel, Andrónico Rodríguez said: He justified his request, warning of “logistical and accessibility challenges”, mainly in rural areas and remote communities.

“Extending the deadline will allow more citizens to exercise their right to vote.”to protect political rights”, part of the letter said.

The Ombudsman’s Office had previously made the same request to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He noted that his staff confirmed that “the lines were too long.”” At registration centers in the following cities: La Paz, El Alto, Oruro, Potosí, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. In other places, such as Tarija, Yacuba, Puerto Suárez, Pisiga and Villazon, the lines stretched for more than three blocks.

The Ombudsman’s Office also testified to technical glitches in the registration equipment and a lack of preferential treatment for senior citizens.disabled people or women have to spend the night near the registration point, even with breastfeeding children.