TSE approves voting while traveling outside of state capitals.
The rule allows voters who are away from their registered address on election day to request permission to vote at an electoral office during presidential elections; the system will be implemented in next year's elections in cities with more than 200 voters.
André Richter
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Brasilia – The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) decided yesterday (17) that voting in transit will be valid in next year's elections in cities with more than 200 voters. In the last election, voters could only vote in transit in capitals. The change is part of the new rules approved, in tonight's session, by the court's plenary. The rules will be applied in next year's elections.
Voting while traveling was adopted in the country for the first time in the 2010 elections. The rule allows voters who are away from their registered voting address on election day to request permission to vote at an electoral office. However, they will only be able to vote to elect the President of the Republic.
The ministers also decided that the names of all candidates chosen through party conventions must appear in electoral polls, starting on July 10th. The court also ruled that voting will no longer be mandatory for those in pretrial detention. This rule was applied in last year's elections. The TSE (Superior Electoral Court) also prohibited the publication of polls on voter preference on the internet.
The measures were approved through seven resolutions presented by Minister Dias Toffoli, with the aim of regulating the rules for next year's elections.