Estudio del procedimiento logístico del voto extraterritorial desde la perspectiva del caso ecuatoriano

Abstract

Overseas voting is a relatively new practice for the political arena, therefore the studies on this subject are still limited. Some of the authors of the academy had made their point about the degree of participation of immigrants and their motivation towards overseas voting, nevertheless, there is an emptiness regarding the logistical processing that it implies. Under this statement, the present investigation pretends to explore the election process from the preliminary stage to the practice, during, and after the national voting process that carries out in the place of residence, that’s why it has taken the main focus on the Ecuadorian case because it turns interesting studying it since it’s one of the few countries that relies on a special representation of an assembly abroad. This study allows to understand the functionality to the preparatory activities before the elections; it also analyses the difficulties and experiences that may appear during the voting process, detailing to every action that becomes part of the election process even the mechanisms of direct representation for the data transfer and recount of the votes on the specials districts abroad.