Electoral law quota details

In attention to the progressive application of the principles of gender equity, parity, alternation and universality enshrined in articles 40, 107 and 262 of the Political Constitution; in the lists where five (5) or more seats are elected for popularly elected corporations or those that are submitted to consultation, except for their result, including those related to the election of directors, when the political groups opt for this mechanism to election, they must be made up of a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of women, on the number of candidates registered in the corporation that is intended to apply. For lists of less than five (5) seats, thirty percent (30%) will be applied for the conformation of the gender quota (Article 80)