Electoral system of Peru
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The Peruvian electoral system has as its mission the planning, organization and execution of elections in Peru, as well as keeping a civil registry.[1] As defined by the Constitution it comprises the following institutions:[2]
- 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 registration
Elections are held through direct universal suffrage, voting is compulsory for citizens age eighteen through seventy.[3] Members of the Armed Forces and the Police are not allowed to vote or be elected.[4]
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