The National Electoral Court ( es, Corte Nacional Electoral) was the government-appointed court which oversaw elections and electoral results at all levels of Bolivian government from 1956 to 2010, and supervised nine Departmental Electoral Courts in each

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

. It was founded in February 1956 to organize the national elections of that year, and acted as the supervising body of all elections until it was replaced in August 2010 by the

Plurinational Electoral Organ The Plurinational Electoral Organ ( es, Órgano Electoral Plurinacional) is the independent electoral branch of the government of Bolivia. It replaced the National Electoral Court in 2010. Composition and function The OEP consists of the 7-mem ...

, a fourth

branch of government Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typic ...

headed by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.

List of chairpersons of the CNE

Salvador Romero Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ...

(?-2008) *

José Luis Exeni José Luis Exeni Rodríguez (born 1968, in La Paz, Bolivia) is the former chief judge of the National Electoral Court of Bolivia. Exeni is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...

(2008–present)

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Plurinational Electoral Organ of Bolivia (OEP)

List of chairpersons of the CNE

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