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Colombia Senate approves obligatory voting; Peace talks referendum could see premiere
http://colombiareports.co/obligatory-vote-used-colombia-peace-talks-referendum/A Senate commission on Thursday approved obligatory voting in Colombia as part of a political reform bill, possibly rolling it out for the referendum to follow any peace accord signed between the government and rebel group FARC.
The obligatory voting proposal would have a trial period after its approval with the so-called Balance of Powers reforms, if approved scheduled to take effect in June of next year, in which it would be used in the next three days of elections.
An election for mayors and governors is scheduled for October 25, 2015. If an accord with the FARC is signed before then, obligatory voting could be implemented in the referendum that would accompany it.
The approval of obligatory voting still has to survive all of the sessions scheduled for the Senate commission to debate and approve the reforms. This was just the first of 8.
