Modification of the CNE affects majority group of voters
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
The reduction, increase or consolidation of electoral circuits for the 2010 process was implemented in the Capital District, Amazonas, Barinas, Carabobo, Miranda, Tachira and Zulia, according to the National Electoral Council president.



On Monday begins the process of registration and updating the electoral roll with respect to states that changes were explained that Amazon: lost 1 seat, choose one. Barinas: Members increased from 3 in 2005 to choose from 4 in 2010. Zulia: increased from 9 deputies in 2005 to select 12 in 2010. Miranda, Chacao, Baruta, El Hatillo and Leoncio Martínez choose 2 members. Petare is as a single constituency.

In the case of El Hatillo, Baruta, Chacao and Leoncio Martínez form another constituency.

Maracaibo is divided into 5 districts.

Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolivar, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Guarico, Merida, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Trujillo, Vargas and Yaracuy remain the same.

The chairman clarified that the agency applied strict technical criteria and mathematical and unresponsive to policy intentions.

Preliminary Critique
On Monday the questions of the opposition surfaced factors. However, Enrique Marquez, vice president of the Bureau of the unit, it said last night to express their rejection of the changes announced by the President of the CNE, Tibisay Lucena.

Marquez stressed that these changes are important because the population living in the 8 affected states has approximately half the population.

He explained that of the 110 constituencies, 61 were modified, which speaks of the importance and potential impact this measure.

"The change clothes more than half the nominal choice, it is true that 16 states did not touch, but in states that modifying it affects more than half of voters, remember that there are states which concentrate a large percentage population and these states have been explicitly altered to try to win with fewer votes. "

According to the leader of the tent blue "have used different criteria for each state. In Carabobo has been a domino and all the chips have turned to favor the ruling party in the Capital District only had to add 1 constituency, and every parish revolted.

Rector fixed position
The main guiding the National Electoral Council (CNE) Vicente Díaz, disagreed last night in one of the criteria used by their colleagues in the electoral body to decide to reduce, increase or rearrangement of the electoral process circuit 2010.

Diaz explained that from the technical standpoint it is impossible to justify maintaining large conglomerates united electoral or worse integrate with others, while smaller districts separate.

Diaz said that from the standpoint of understanding the technical criteria are exhausted in this case to explain the measure.