The Peruvian electoral system has as its mission the planning, organization and execution of

elections in Peru In Peru, the people directly elect a head of state (the president) as well as a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The unicameral Congress (''Congreso'') has 130 members, also elected for a five-year term by p ...

, as well as keeping a

civil registry Civil registration is the system by which a government records the vital events ( births, marriages, and deaths) of its citizens and residents. The resulting repository or database has different names in different countries and even in differ ...

. As defined by the

Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these princ ...

it comprises the following institutions: *

National Jury of Elections The National Jury of Elections (''Jurado Nacional de Elecciones'', JNE) of Peru is an autonomous constitutional organ, headquartered in Lima. Its goal is to oversee the legality of electoral processes, guaranteeing the respect for the population' ...

(JNE): in charge of overseeing the legality of elections *

National Office of Electoral Processes The National Office of Electoral Processes (''Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales'', ONPE) is the body in charge of organizing elections in Peru. Created in 1993, during the government of Alberto Fujimori, it is headquartered in the Lima Dis ...

(ONPE): in charge of organizing elections *

National Registry of Identification and Civil Status The National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (''Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil'', RENIEC) is an autonomous constitutional body of the State of Peru. Its role is to maintain the records of births, marriages, divorce ...

(RENIEC): in charge of maintaining a civil registry, as well as record of suffrage eligibility and registration Elections are held through direct universal suffrage, voting is compulsory for citizens age eighteen through seventy. Members of the Armed Forces and the Police are entitled to vote, but can not be elected.''Constitución Política del Perú'', Article Nº 34.

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External links

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JNE
official site *
ONPE
official site *
RENIEC
official site

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