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ARTICLE 150
 

Polling day


Elections for President, Vice Presidents and members of the Legislative Assembly must be held on the first Sunday in February of the year in which these positions must be renewed.


Municipal elections for council members, regular representatives (síndicos), mayors and intendants, members of district municipal councils and their respective substitutes shall be held on the first Sunday in February two years after the election for President, Vice Presidents and members of the Legislative Assembly.


All these positions shall be renewed every four years.


With respect to the calling of elections for a constituent assembly, the TSE shall indicate the polling date if this is not stipulated in the legislation calling the election.