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Integridad electoral como igualdad política

Electoral integrity as political equality

Autores

  • Sarah Birch Orcid

  • Resumen

    Este documento busca reconceptualizar la integridad electoral en términos de igualdad política y evaluar una serie de instituciones electorales en relación con la igualdad en el ámbito electoral. Sobre esta base, se sugieren extensas áreas de reforma que podrían lograr mayor igualdad en las prácticas electorales en siete áreas: financiamiento de campañas, delimitación distrital, acceso a las cédulas, participación electoral, logística electoral, justicia electoral, y reforma electoral. La evidencia comparativa sugiere que existe un amplio margen de mejora incluso en democracias de larga trayectoria y que América Latina es un espacio prometedor para la innovación en el diseño de instituciones electorales igualitarias.

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