The Electoral Court of Uruguay ( es, Corte Electoral de Uruguay) is the autonomous body which oversees the implementation of electioneering process, such as elections, referendums on laws and constitutional plebiscites in the

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. Based in

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, it was created on January 9, 1924. Section XVIII of the Constitution of the Republic regulates the Electoral Justice of the country, and according to Article 322 to the Electoral Court is assigned to act in all matters relating to electoral acts or procedures; to exercise directive, disciplinary, advisory, and economic supervision over electoral organs; and to render final decision on all appeals and claims that may arise and act as judge of the elections to all elective offices, and of plebiscites and referendum. There are other institutions whose elections are controlled by the Electoral Court, such as the University of the Republic the National Teachers Assemblies or the Social Security Bank.

Membership

The Electoral Court is made up of nine ministers appointed by the

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. Five of them by two thirds of votes of the total of its components, must be citizens who, due to their position in the political scene, are a guarantee of impartiality. The remaining four —representatives of the political parties— by double simultaneous vote according to the

proportional representation system Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

. According to Article 235 of the Constitution, members of the Electoral Court cannot be candidates for any position designated by the electorate, unless they resign and cease their functions at least six months before the election.

Current members

The Electoral Court is composed of nine Ministers: * José Arocena — President (Independent) * Wilfredo Penco — Vicepresident ( Broad Front) * Pablo Klappenbach ( Broad Front) * Cristina Arena ( Broad Front) * Arturo Silvera ( National Party) * Ana Lía Piñeyrúa ( National Party) * José Garchitorena ( Colorado Party) * Juan Maspoli ( Colorado Party) Source:

References

External links

Official website
Politics of Uruguay Elections in Uruguay Uru Election commissions {{Uruguay-election-stub