Home > 1.2 Equal suffrage > VENEZUELA - ON THE LEGAL ISSUES RAISED BY DECREE No. 2878 OF 23 MAY 2017 OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC ON CALLING ELECTIONS TO A NATIONAL CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
 
 
 
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Paragraph 61
 

Contemporary democracies proceed from the idea that all citizens are part of the people and, for this reason, they share an equal juridical status. It means that, in elections, they must have equal voting rights and equal voting power. The division of citizens in various sectors according to professional activities and the existence of separated records, one for each sector, create differences that are not legitimate. It assumes that the members of the occupational and/or interest groups cannot reach a comprehensive understanding of the common good in society. Indeed, the division of electors in sectors not only breaks the electoral body in categories but also breaks the equal position of citizens with regard to the law.