- Peruvian electoral system
The Peruvian electoral system has as its mission the planning, organization and execution of
elections in Peru , as well as keeping acivil registry . ["Constitución Política del Perú", Article Nº 176.] As defined by the Constitution it comprises the following institutions: ["Constitución Política del Perú", Article Nº 177.]*
National Jury of Elections (JNE): in charge of overseeing the legality of elections
*National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE): in charge of organizing elections
*National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC): in charge of maintaining a civil registry, as well as record of suffrage eligibility and registrationElections are held through direct universal suffrage, voting is compulsory for
citizen s age eighteen through seventy. ["Constitución Política del Perú", Article Nº 31.] Members of the Armed Forces and the Police are not allowed to vote or be elected. ["Constitución Política del Perú", Article Nº 34.]Notes
External links
* [http://www.jne.gob.pe JNE] official site
* [http://www.onpe.gob.pe/ ONPE] official site
* [http://www.reniec.gob.pe/ RENIEC] official site
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