The electoral process schedule is moving forward, with 45,6% of all scheduled activities completed, according to Conrado Pérez, the principal rector of the National Electoral Council.
In this regard, it is important to remember that the nomination process for the July 27 elections will end tomorrow. The extension of this stage of the schedule was made "in the spirit of promoting political pluralism with the active participation of national and regional political organizations, as well as indigenous organizations," explains Rector Pérez in a column published on websites.
The municipal elections will select the authorities for the country's 335 mayoralties, as well as 2.471 councilors.
According to the electoral schedule, after the nomination phase concludes, the CNE will hold the formal ballot selection process, in accordance with Article 70 of the Organic Law on Electoral Processes. An audit of the voting machine software for the elections is also scheduled for this week.
Electoral registration
Rector Conrado Pérez explains that the audit of the electoral registry was conducted on June 11, "with the participation of technicians from political organizations, as well as electoral specialists, who, through analysis of the movements applied to the audited electoral registry cutoffs and the origin-destination matrix of those movements, were able to verify the integrity of the data, which strengthens trust and transparency in the process."
The electoral roll for the municipal elections totals 21.524.126 voters, of whom 21.296.845 are Venezuelans within the country and 227.281 are foreigners.
Foreigners who have reached the age of 18 and have resided in the country for more than ten years are eligible to vote in these municipal elections, in accordance with Article 64 of the National Constitution.
