472.1. The hearing of the evidence and allegations will be carried out orally in a continuous way and will be conducted by the Technical Unit of Electoral Disputes of the Executive Secretariat, and a record should be taken of its development.

472.2. In the special procedure, only documentary and technical evidence will be admitted. The technical evidence will be presented provided that the party offering the evidence provides the means for that effect in the course of the hearing.

472.3. The absence of the participation of the parties does not prevent the holding of the hearing on the day and time indicated. The hearing will develop in the following terms:

a) Once the hearing has started, the complainant will be given the word in order to, in a statement no longer than thirty minutes, summarize the fact that motivated the complaint and to give an account of the evidence that in his view corroborates the complaint. In the event that the procedure has been started ex officio, the Technical Unit of Electoral Disputes of the Executive Secretariat will act as the complainant;

b) Then, the respondent will be given the word for a period no longer than thirty minutes, in order to respond to the complaint, offering the evidence that in his view refute the accusation;

c) The Technical Unit of Electoral Disputes of the Executive Secretariat will decide on the admission of evidence and will then proceed to present them, and

d) Once the presentation of the evidence has been completed, the Technical Unit of Electoral Disputes of the Executive Secretariat will grant the word in succession to the complainant and the respondent, or to their representatives, who may, only once and for no longer than fifteen minutes each, present their arguments in writing or orally.