Election Day Mostly Normal | Jornada Electoral Mayormente Normal

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MIDDAY REPORT

Jubilee reports that the electoral day began normally in most of the country

Sandra Verduguez from the MOE of Jubileo. Photo/screenshot

The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) of the Jubileo Foundation reported that the electoral day began normally in most of the country, although punctual delays were recorded at different polling centers due to logistical factors and weather conditions.

According to the report, based on information from its deployed teams, media monitoring, and data from the Departmental Electoral Tribunals (TED), the main difficulties were concentrated in the initial phase of the process.

In La Paz, especially in the seat of government, heavy rains complicated voter movement, while in the Yungas region landslides were reported that affected the transport of electoral material. In Cochabamba, delays were recorded in the delivery of electoral kits in some municipalities.

In contrast, in Chuquisaca the rains were isolated and did not affect voting, while in Pando and Beni the day began without major inconveniences and with electoral material distributed.

At the national level, several polling stations were not able to be set up at the scheduled time, mainly due to the absence of polling officials, delays in the arrival of materials, and access difficulties. This situation was observed in regions such as Santa Cruz, Pando, Tarija, Chuquisaca, and Cochabamba, while in La Paz and Beni the weather factor affected the arrival of officials and voters.

Specific incidents were also reported, such as an internet outage in Bermejo that hindered the sending of information, as well as changes of polling locations in Oruro communicated the previous night, which generated confusion among some voters.

Among the most relevant cases, it was highlighted that at the Litoral School in Potosí a polling station could not be set up due to the absence of polling officials and the refusal of voters present to assume that role.

Despite these inconveniences, the MOE noted that the setup of polling stations progressed progressively, reaching approximately 95% in the observed locations at the time of the report. Likewise, the presence of citizens in lines since before 08:00 was observed, which generated waiting times and some initial disorganization.

The mission also identified specific difficulties related to assisted voting, accessibility, lack of electoral guides, restrictions on observers, and some isolated cases of campaigning.

Regarding institutional functioning, it was observed that several TED monitoring rooms were not yet fully operational during the first hours, with the exception of Potosí.

The Jubileo Foundation deployed 316 observers nationwide, of which 98% were already sending reports, which allowed for timely information on the development of the process.

The mission valued the proposal of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal regarding the need to update electoral regulations and considered it important that these reforms include the preparation of a new electoral registry.

The MOE called on citizens to participate in an informed and peaceful manner, and on authorities to guarantee adequate conditions for the exercise of voting, announcing that it will continue monitoring and will issue a new report in the afternoon.

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