Análisis comparativo de los delitos electorales en el sistema electoral ecuatoriano con dos países de la región.

Abstract

The problem on which this research focuses are the vulnerability of the electoral process as it is exposed to irregularities that could lead to punitive consequences for offenders, due to this fragility of the security of an electoral process, especially in cases of inconsistencies, or of alterations in the minutes, which could threaten a democratic process. Although it is true that there are regulations that provide for these scenarios, the Electoral Function bodies only establish administrative sanctions for offenders, but there is no way to prevent these infractions from being committed. The national criminal law only classifies four offenses with criminal responsibility, whose sanctions are not so rigorous for the magnitude that an electoral process entails, constituting, as well as a direct threat to the democratic system. Within our legislation, the legal order establishes the existence of acts that are typified in the penal code, as well as other norms that describe infractions in electoral matters to be sanctioned, including the Code of Democracy, the objective of this work is to make a comparative analysis between a country in the region and Ecuador to establish the concepts of electoral crime, as well as the competent authority to establish the sanctions for these actions or omissions that make up the electoral crime.