US EditionBy a Large Majority: Senate Approves to Reinstate a Fine for Not Voting and Bill Returns to the House
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The senators also approved the constitutional reform that raises the requirements for foreigners to be able to afford since the next election.
By 38 votes in favour, one against and without abstentions, the Senate Chamber approved the indication that replenishes the fines for those who do not vote in the upcoming elections. The initiative establishes a sanction ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 UTM, which amounts to fines of between $34,000 and approximately $103 thousand. After approval in the Senate, the bill now returns to the Chamber of Deputies for its third procedure. In the morning, in ad…
Senator Araya (Ppd) Attacks the Government for a Mandatory Vote Fine: “It’s a Win-Win for the Right”
The Senate succeeded in breaking the agreement between the government and the opposition to impose fines on Chileans who do not vote in the upcoming elections and, in the future, restrict the suffrage of foreigners. The Constitution Committee resolved the risk of unconstitutionality by removing from article 15 of the Constitution the word “electors”, which allows the fine to be imposed only on Chilean citizens. This sanction will apply only to t…
In a key vote, the Senate Chamber approved this afternoon the bill that reinstates an economic sanction for those who do not agree to vote in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.The text was supported by a strong majority of 38 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions, as discussed by the media DNA Radio.With this step, the bill now returns to the Chamber of Deputies for its third and final constitutional procedure, where i…
The Government's indication sets a fine ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 monthly tax units (UTM), i.e. from $34,632 to $103,897, if calculated on the basis of the UTM of September 2025.
On Wednesday, the Senate passed the bill that seeks to reinstate the fine to the mandatory vote, so the bill now moves forward to the third legislative process of returning to the Chamber of Deputies. The vote was virtually unanimous, and only had the vote against Senator Pedro Araya. Thus, [...] The Senate entry passed almost unanimously fine for not voting was first published in INFOGATE.
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