The repetition of the vote abroad, to appoint the members of the National Assembly and the six representatives of migrants, does not include an electoral campaign, because this phase of the legislative election period ended on August 17.

The only authorized electoral campaign, for the second round, corresponds to the finalist presidential pairs: Daniel Noboa (ADN) and Luisa González (RC), which is scheduled from September 24 to October 12.

However, there is currently no system defined by the National Electoral Council to exercise control of the electoral campaign abroad, due to the lack of human and economic resources, but all complaints presented will be received.

Meanwhile, civil organizations such as the Citizen Participation Corporation are preparing a portal to open a space for complaints regarding irregularities that arise during this phase of foreign elections.

The National Electoral Council (CNE), on August 25, resolved the nullity of the votes apart from the dignity of national parliamentarians and representatives of migrants in the three constituencies: Europe, Asia and Oceania; Canada and the United States; and Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, as the telematic voting system was subject to cybersecurity attacks, which prevented several Ecuadorians residing abroad and registered on the electoral lists from accessing the system .

The CNE resolution received three contentious electoral appeals which requested the annulment of the decision to cancel the vote abroad; but none passed the filter of the Electoral Dispute Tribunal and the files were archived.

The contentious electoral court approves the repetition of the elections of members of the National Assembly and representatives of migrants abroad

The first electoral results abroad determined that the political organizations Movimiento Ciudadana and Construye obtained three seats each of the six representatives of the migrants, but these results were canceled by the CNE, so on October 15, Ecuadorian residents in the foreigner will repeat the vote, but this time in person, for which the National Electoral Council will set up 635 vote reception commissions.

1.2 million ballots will be distributed for the second round of elections abroad and the CNE is still waiting for the transfer of resources

The CNE advisor, José Cabrera, clarified to the political groups that an electoral campaign is not authorized for candidates for the National Assembly and representatives from abroad, during the phase of the second presidential round, because it is This is a cancellation of the vote for deputies, so it is not possible to proselytize.

The only ones allowed to campaign are presidential couples, said the advisor, who even revealed that Ecuadorian consulates abroad have been asking since when Assembly candidates abroad have been allowed to campaign. The answer is simple: there is no campaign, because it is a rehearsal of the vote and not a rehearsal of the entire electoral process, he said.

In the event that a candidate for the assembly, whether national or foreign, carries out an electoral campaign during this phase until October 15, election day, he will be sanctioned in accordance with the law, explained Cabrera, who warned that evidence will be collected. and The information will be transmitted to the Electoral Disputes Tribunal (TCE) so that it can be sanctioned, because no one is allowed to campaign since this stage has already been completed.

If one of the final presidential candidates in the second round campaigns in favor of an assembly candidate or calls to vote for one of the aspiring legislators, whether national or foreign, this will be considered as an proof of a process that can be followed before the TCE, where it can be sanctioned.

The CNE activated campaign monitoring tasks in the country, and not abroad due to lack of resources, unless someone presents evidence to the electoral body, Cabrera emphasized.

The Citizen Participation Society is currently working on a portal with its respective form so that Ecuadorians living abroad can submit respective complaints regarding irregularities that occurred before and during the day of the presidential election abroad.

Electoral observation abroad of the Citizen Participation Society will be active on its website, since there will be no in-person observation in the 635 vote reception commissions, because the time they have to organizing the operation is limited and requires financial resources.

Ecuadorians abroad will be able to report irregularities that occur and these will be included in the post-election report that the Corporation will prepare, since there is currently no mechanism to control electoral advertising abroad. (YO)