By The Star Staff
Gabriel Casal Nazario and Elba Beatriz Rivera Estrada, candidates for the District 5 seat in the island House of Representatives, have filed separate complaints against Rep. Jorge “Georgie” Navarro Suárez for alleged violations of the Puerto Rico Electoral Code.
“[Last] week, the SEC [State Elections Commission] made the decision to prohibit candidates from submitting applications for early voting en masse, in response to several complaints. The aim is to avoid practices that could unduly influence the process,” Rivera Estrada, the Popular Democratic Party candidate for the District 5 seat occupied by Navarro Suárez, said in a written statement. “The representative has been submitting large quantities of applications for early voting to the Permanent Registration Board (JIP) in the SEC building. All of this documentation must be audited.”
Casal Nazario, the Puerto Rican Independence Party candidate for the same seat, asked SEC Alternate Chairwoman Jessika Padilla Rivera to impose an administrative fine on Navarro Suárez of $1,000 for the first and $2,500 for the second alleged infraction of the SEC’s directive.
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