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RS 18

Para crear la Comisión Especial para la Revisión de Nuestro Ordenamiento Electoral; disponer su composición, funciones y poderes; establecer su vigencia; y para otros fines.

2025-2028 Session

Creates a temporary Special Commission to review the electoral order, defining its composition, powers, duration, and objectives.

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Bill Summary · RS 18

RS 18 — Summary

Overview

RS 18 is a Senate resolution introduced on January 27, 2025. Its central purpose is to create a Special Commission dedicated to the Review of the Electoral Order, and to specify how the commission would be composed, what duties and authorities it would hold, and the duration of its existence. The resolution also allows for additional related purposes.

Purpose and Intent

  • Establish a Special Commission to examine and review the current electoral framework.
  • Define the commission’s composition, functions, and powers.
  • Set the duration (vigencia) of the commission.
  • Address other related objectives as deemed appropriate by the resolution.

Key Provisions (as indicated by the bill’s title)

  • Creation: Establishment of a “Comisión Especial para la Revisión de Nuestro Ordenamiento Electoral.”
  • Composition: The resolution would lay out how many members serve on the commission and eligibility criteria (specifics to be defined in the text of the resolution).
  • Functions and Powers: The scope of duties (e.g., inquiry, analysis, hearings, issuing recommendations) and the authority granted to the commission.
  • Vigencia: The term during which the commission would operate (start and end dates or conditions for dissolution).
  • Other Purposes: Additional objectives or tasks related to the review, as the resolution specifies.

Affected Parties and Impact

  • Electoral administration and governance structures may be examined or influenced by the commission’s activities.
  • Legislative bodies and policymakers could be involved in drafting or implementing any recommendations.
  • Stakeholders in the electoral system (candidates, parties, voters) might be affected through any proposed reforms or guidance resulting from the commission’s work.
  • As a resolution, the bill primarily creates a temporary body to study and report; binding changes would generally require subsequent legislation or actions.

Procedural Status and Timeline

  • Introduced and filed (radicado) on January 27, 2025.
  • Appears in the Senate’s First Reading on January 27, 2025.
  • Referred to one or more Senate commissions on January 27, 2025.

Notes for Readers

  • The summary reflects only the information available in the bill’s description. Full details (e.g., exact membership, powers, procedures, and timeline) will be in the enacted text of RS 18 if and when advanced.
  • As a resolution, RS 18’s immediate effect is to authorize and guide the creation of the commission; any binding reform to electoral law would require additional legislative action.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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