Elecciones Ventora

Elecciones Ventora (lit. Elections Ventora) is the independent in Ventora charged with overseeing national-level elections and referenda as well as compliance with election laws. The agency also administers the electronic elections system and registration of national political parties. The current inspector general is Ontrem Gocer Frombicos, who was appointed by regent in 2015. His ten-year term term ends June 30, 2025.

History
The agency was formed by King Florián III by decree on April 2, 1955, in response to political instabilities being caused by events related to the Third World War. At that time, he appointed 26 electoral inspectors, each responsible for a particular, and an inspector general. Their remit was to visit polling places to check for compliance with voting laws and then to audit ballot counts.

In 1964, the election inspectors were enshrined in law as a permanent and independent agency, provisionally named the Elections Inspectorate (Inspectorado de Elecciones). On this basis, the agency sets its own budget within constraints set by law. It also selects, hires, trains, and oversees its own personnel. It draws funds and other support from the Governance Commission. The Elections Ventora name was adopted in 1971.

Role
Elections Ventora oversees national-level elections, including those for the regent, Grand Council of the Realm, and the People's Assembly. and administers the electronic elections system. During each election, the agency generates a random lot of voting machine serial numbers and validates those machines as a representative sample. Elections Ventora certifies election results following voting. It also approves wording for popular initiatives, which could become legislation, and referenda.

There are 780 delegates to the People's Assembly and Elections Ventora has responsibility for apportioning the representational districts on a geo-populational basis. As of the 2020 census, each delegate represents approximately 103,440 people. A key element of People's Assembly elections is the distribution of voters under the three-tier franchise system. While the Directorate for Revenue in the Governance Commission has charge of this responsibility, Elections Ventora audits voter lists to ensure accuracy.

Duchy and local elections are the purview of each duchy and Elections Ventor has no direct role in them. That said, the agency does have oversight insofar as those elections must comply with national election laws. In addition, duchies and typically use the electronic voting system administered by Elections Ventora.