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The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the Special Law for the Exercise of Suffrage Abroad, which will allow face-to-face electronic voting and remote Internet voting for Salvadorans residing abroad.
The measure, which received 66 votes in favor, 10 against and 4 abstentions, it will also give Salvadorans abroad the possibility of running for elected office.
We continue to settle historical debts with our diaspora! 🇸🇻 We approve the Special Law for the Exercise of Suffrage Abroad, so that they can vote and run for elected positions in the 2024 elections. pic.twitter.com/AzFG7c3BzA
— Legislative Assembly 🇸🇻 (@AsambleaSV) October 19, 2022
“We have returned to our brothers abroad the right to participate in the governability that our country is now experiencing,” said the president of the Legislative Assembly, Ernesto Castro.
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