The decision of the tribunal that all the parties registered must have representation in the CEE

The juez Anthony Cuevas revoked the determination of the President of the State Election Commission (CEE), Francisco Rosado Colomer, who on the basis of which established the new Electoral Code determined not to allow the representation of all the political parties registered in the electorate

Through a recent resolution, Rosado Colomer decided that only serious commissioners would own the electoral representatives of the New Progressive Party (PNP) in the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Dejó fuura a la commissados ​​del Independido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP), del Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC) en de Proyecto Dignidad.

Cueva, of the San Juan First Instance Tribunal, instituted in its judgment that it did not proceed with the decision of Rosado Colomer on the basis of its interpretation of the Code of Conduct for Violent Rights of the “Minority Parties”.

‘Debemos conclu that the application of the law as enforced in Resolution CEE-RS-21-001, affecting fundamental rights of the minority parties, since it eliminates some of the rights that these hubiesen tenido the Electoral Code of 2011”, Lee the sentence of 19 pages.

In addition, the CEE has decided to intend to abolish the exclusion of these participation and representation parties in the CEE. Recall that the revoked resolution is “contrary to the principle of equality”.

“The tribunal is reconciling equal participation in the plenary session of the CEE with the Puerto Rican Independent Party, the Victoria Ciudadana Movement Party and the Projecto Dignidad party,” it said.

Similarly, the argument put forward by the CEE is repeated by the PNP as the tribunals do not intervene in the decisions of the CEE “to deal with an administrative agency specializing in electoral assistance”.

‘The tribunals do not hold that there is a reference to the interpretation of an agency affecting fundamental rights, which results in unreasonable or unjustified results. From an analysis of what we explained, debemus concludes that the application of the law as referred to in Resolution CEE-RS-21-001, affects fundamental rights of the minority parties, since it eliminates some of the rights that are hubiesen tenido bajo el Código Electoral del 2011 ”, indica el juez.

Cevas also referred to the CEE plantations in respect of the agreements that have passed the resolution in order to comply with the requirements of the June Fiscal Supervision.

‘Economic support is incidental to the rest of the rights that are affected, as the freedom of political expression mediates the ownership of the people’s vote, the right to vote and vote on all the relevant decisions in the CEE, following the surge of the Electoral Code of 2011 ”, said the judge.

Reaction to the commissioners

Thus, the PIP as the MVC requires the CEE to require representation in the CEE through the determination of Rosado Colomer. Allegedly, in separate pleas that were consolidated, the determination was unconstitutional and anti-democratic.

In the meantime, both Commissioners will express separately satisfied with the sentence.

“I am satisfied with the decision of the tribunal. It’s just and the most democratic, especially when one’s elections are accidental. Deberían will have equal participation in all things, ”said Olvin Valentín, MVC’s Electoral Commissioner.

“It simply came to our notice then that Anthony Cuevas was right. Quien triunfa aquí es el pueblo puertorriqueño y su sistema elections. “This decision reflects the current message expressed by our country with the immediate results of the elections and the urgency of the fact that there is a plurality of votes and that all parties are currently taking decisions in the CEE”, said, for his part, the electoral commissioner of the PIP, Roberto Iván Aponte.

His homologue of the Project of Dignity, Juan Manuel Frontera Suau, expressed himself in similar terms.

“It was the decision that required the Constitution and Democracy in Puerto Rico. He thinks that in the 21st century he can understand that there are party owners who are part of the electoral process and, on the other hand, the minority party parties, are contrary to electoral democracy and the law of the people, ”he said.

El Nuevo Día congratulations and reward for a response from Rosado Colomer.